Good news, fans of Crowfall! The team has done some initial testing with the new client controller and combat performance does appear to be much improved. Downside: The team has also identified several persistent bugs that need to be stomped out, and in hindsight the testing really should have been labeled as a further extension of the original alpha testing. Still, it means that players have good things to look forward to as the game’s test schedule rolls onward.
The current plan is to start Siege Perilous testing in mid-late March, starting with the pre-alpha groups and steadily inviting until the Alpha 3 testers are invited. It’s a slower process than you may wish for if you can’t wait to start playing the game, but it helps the developers keep control over the load and distribution of same. There have also been some updates regarding merch for the game, although we should note that emblazoning every article of clothing you own with Crowfall logos will not actually get you invited to test any faster.