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MORE 5th Alpha Stats! Wow! 😱

Hello my dear friends. GM Aesop here and I’ve got just a few more things for you all today, so sit back, relax, and join me for some fireside stats.

[h2] Animal Kills [/h2]
First we’ve got the most animal kills in one game.
  • 에욱 - 127 kills
  • Wolf - 103 kills
  • 카이 - 71 kills
  • Vintson - 67 kills
  • Lookie - 63 kills
It looks like Nadine left Lumia Island and possessed a couple players too...


[h2] Equipment [/h2]
Let’s check out which equipment was most often found on players.
(This data is only pulled from people who placed in 1st place to 5th place)

[h3]Jackie[/h3]
  • Weapon - Scythe
  • Head - Crystal Tiara
  • Chest - Optical Camouflage Suit
  • Arm -Radar
  • Leg - Bucephalus
  • Accessory - Veritas Lux Mea


[h3]Aya [/h3]
  • Weapon - Gatling Gun
  • Head - Tactical OPS Helmet
  • Chest - Crusader Armor
  • Arm - Radar
  • Leg - Bucephalus
  • Accessory - Veritas Lux Mea


[h3]HyunWoo[/h3]
  • Weapon - Frost Petal Hand
  • Head - Imperial Burgonet
  • Chest - Commander's Armor
  • Arm - Draupnir
  • Leg - Bucephalus
  • Accessory - Veritas Lux Mea


[h3]Fiora[/h3]
  • Weapon - Volticletto
  • Head - Crystal Tiara
  • Chest - Optical Camouflage Suit
  • Arm - Creed of the Knight
  • Leg - Bucephalus
  • Accessory - Veritas Lux Mea


[h3]Hart[/h3]
  • Weapon - Bohemian
  • Head - Tactical OPS Helmet
  • Chest - Crusader Armor
  • Arm - Radar
  • Leg - Bucephalus
  • Accessory - Veritas Lux Mea


[h3]Nadine[/h3]
  • Weapon - Ballista
  • Head - Crystal Tiara
  • Chest - Crusader Armor
  • Arm - Radar
  • Leg - Bucephalus
  • Accessory - Veritas Lux Mea


[h3]Magnus[/h3]
  • Weapon - Fang Mace
  • Head - Imperial Burgonet
  • Chest - Commander's Armor
  • Arm - Draupnir
  • Leg - EOD Boots
  • Accessory - Schrodinger's Box


[h3]Zahir[/h3]
  • Weapon - Fuhma Shuriken
  • Head - Crystal Tiara
  • Chest - Optical Camouflage Suit
  • Arm - Draupnir
  • Leg - Bucephalus
  • Accessory - Schrodinger's Box


If you forget what this armor actually does, you can check out our official gamepedia for more!

5th Alpha Masters

Hey everyone! GM Aesop here with some extended stats for you all today. Although the 5th Alpha ended a few weeks ago, I compiled some stats that I’d like to share with you all.

[h2]Wins per character[/h2]
Who won the most as Jackie, Aya, HyunWoo, etc?


[h3]Jackie Junkies[/h3]
  1. Carlosh00 - 96 Wins
  2. shouix - 59 wins
  3. 메사이어 - 58 wins



[h3]Amazing Ayas[/h3]
  1. scaz - 111 wins
  2. 橘香烏龍- 64 wins
  3. topagae - 58 wins



[h3]Historic HyunWoos[/h3]
  1. 기얽니른디굳- 73 wins
  2. 천화- 61 wins
  3. SatanLovesYou - 31 wins



[h3]Fantastic Fioras[/h3]
  1. 차사 - 108 wins
  2. 애니바디 - 38 wins
  3. Perfect - 25 wins

[h3]Magnus Masters[/h3]
  1. 슬픈레서팬더- 86 wins
  2. jrpf - 53 wins
  3. 5차알파테스터 - 50 wins



[h3]Notorious Nadines[/h3]
  1. Lookie - 128 wins
  2. Ascient - 73 wins
  3. Akon - 31 wins



[h3]Zahir Zealots[/h3]
  1. 달콤e - 43 wins
  2. BuzsawBanshee - 38 wins
  3. Geno - 32 wins



[h3]Hopeful Harts[/h3]
  1. RatboyEngineer - 37 wins
  2. jughu - 18 wins
  3. 제삐로스 - 18 wins


*Note, these are all First place finishes only!


[h2] Overall 1st place wins [/h2]

So who had the most 1st place wins throughout the whole test? It's no surprise to see some of the same names on this list

  1. scaz - 141 (50% first place rate)
  2. Lookie - 140 (55% first place rate)
  3. 5차알파테스터 - 123 (68% first place rate)
  4. 차사 - 120 (44% first place rate)
  5. Ascient - 113 (59% first place rate)



Congrats to all our pros!
What records do you think you can break when the game opens up in May? Let us know in our Official Discord

A letter from the developers of BS:ER

Hello.
This is a letter from the lead developer and development team of Black Survival: Eternal Return.
First of all, we want to express our profound gratitude to all of our players waiting patiently for the release of BS:ER.

Unfortunately, we come to you today with an important piece of news that we want to apologize for. The tentative date of BS:ER's entrance to Early Access, scheduled for May, 20th 2020, will be pushed back two months, to July 29th 2020.

The previous 5th Alpha test was a very meaningful experience for us. We were surprised by the number of players that joined, helped us test, and gave feedback - despite the extra steps of getting a key through our Discord server. Just hearing that the game was fun from most of you made the entire process worthwhile for us. We simply cannot express our gratitude enough.

However, the most recent test also made us realize that the game was rather far from being the game that we intended to launch on Early Access. Reflecting on the criticism and advice we received, our team felt strongly that the game was still lacking in parts that players interact with and parts that players don't even see.

There is still a low number of playable characters, so players often meet the same characters each match. Even when playing ourselves, as developers, we also felt that the combat experience wasn't as smooth as we would like it to be. After playing and playing again for thousands of times, we realized that it didn't feel like a well-rounded strategy game just yet, - it just appeared to be one. New players were confused and found the game to have a high learning curve, and experienced players were losing motivation as they played.

It became clear to us that the game has improved with every alpha test, but if were asked if we feel that the game is competitive and complete enough to be open 24/7, we cannot confidently answer "Yes".

We are merely a small "indie" game company, but at the end of the day, a "game" needs to still be "fun" and we will not make any excuses to deliver you something worse. Given only two more months to prepare, the game will still have parts not up to our standards. Unfortunately, we do not feel that the game will be what you all expect of us in that short of time and we ask you to stick with us just a little bit longer. Our promise to our players is to make an incredible game, and we will take great responsibility in this and work even harder to bring you a better version of the game worth waiting for.

The schedule of our development process has greatly changed in the last months, but here is our current detailed plan, beginning now until the release on Early Access in July 2020.
  • Addition of 3~4 more characters.
  • Key improvements concerning balance
    • Fix an issue with the skill amplification builds blocking mastery effects and only applying equipment effects.
    • Goals regarding mid-game strategy
      • Improve the monotonous hunting gameplay problem of, starting mid-game, having to focus on bears and wolves alone.
      • Wickeline improvement: features to announce her location and appearance in the game, and having her provide a buff to the player that kills her.
    • Minor improvements of character skills. Improvements focused on skills requiring decisions and centered on timing such as long-ranged skills (Animations and skill mechanics will require at least 6 months to complete, we, unfortunately, won't be able to complete these changes, sorry T_T)
    • Addition of item effects, including healing reduction.
  • Game experience improvements
    • Improvements of the combat experience, focused on improving sound effects, visual effects, expression of skill anticipation, and hitting effects
    • Fixing all minor bugs pertaining to the most performed action in-game: searching/opening boxes.
  • Visual improvements
    • Big improvements of the lobby and map
    • Improvement of the dull starts of the game.
  • Matchmaking improvements
    • Greatly decreasing chances of new players to meet experienced players in-game.
  • Tutorial improvements
  • Addition of custom/private matches
  • Testing of team modes
    • Start basic testing of duo and trio mode (May be delayed depending on internal development status)
  • Addition of daily quests and account levels - achievement elements outside of the game


Elements unlikely to be completed by July have been excluded from this list. The final patch notes will contain more information and will be more detailed than this list.

As answers to our Discord survey about whether to focus on "character addition" or "team mode" varied greatly by region, we will gladly be giving up some of our free time to focus on developing both aspects as much as we can and to the absolute best of our abilities.

To wrap it all up, you will be able to see some of the improvements from this list before July through our Closed Beta test.
This Closed Beta test will take place from the end of May/beginning of June and last until just one week before the release on Early Access.
The Seoul and Ohio server will be open every day for 3 hours each. New servers may be added and opening time may be extended depending on the situation.
While still diligently taking notes of our player's feedback, we are planning to have regular updates every 2 to 3 weeks.

As always, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting Black Survival: Eternal Return!

Isol 3D Model is here!

As you already know, our most recent character reveal was everyone’s favorite trap setter, Isol!

Last week we got to see his concept art, but today, we’re proud to show off his fancy 3D model!



There’s not much more to say about him, other than the fact that he looks AWESOME. He’s clutching his shovel… will he use it to bash his enemies or is he just to dig for fossils?



You also might be able to guess what some of his skills are just by looking at him, but I guess you’ll all have to stay tuned to find out!

You can speculate what you think his skills might be on our Official Discord! (It’s a nice place if I do say so myself)

3 days left to get the backer pack at a 70% discount!



Hello everyone, GM Aesop here with a quick announcement for everyone.

You can currently purchase our Founder Pack at a whopping 70% off. Doing so will unlock you 8 characters upon early access, an exclusive title on our official discord, and some other cool perks.

Become a Founder

This price change has been mentioned in the past, but as we’re nearing the next phase of BS:ER, we’re adjusting the pack accordingly. Starting Friday 17th, 6:00PM KST, we’ll be dropping that discount from 70% (14.5$) to a (still whopping) 60% (20$).

You still have 3 days from the time of this announcement to grab the pack at 70% if you haven’t yet, so pick it up while you still can!

Add BS:ER to your wishlist

Wishlisting us on Steam is ridiculously helpful for us. Please wishlist us and recommend us to your friends so we can continue to try to make the best possible game for everyone to enjoy.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049590/Black_Survival_Eternal_Return/