The beta for Issue 12 has begun today on the Training Room! The beta is currently closed and is limited to a small pool of NCSoft employees and some Friends & Family. Although that may sound like a bit of a tease you ARE able to patch the test client up and check out character creation.

On Tuesday, April 8th we are starting the closed beta test of Issue 12: Midnight Hour. As we had announced previously the start of the closed beta would be a small pool of NCsoft employees, friends and family. We're looking forward to the coming days and weeks and opening the beta up as it progresses and our testing needs dictate to include a wider group of players. There will be an open beta period, where everyone who wants to can patch up to the Training Room and see Issue 12 before it goes live and provide feedback.

Oh, and don't panic about the fact Electricity Assault for Dominators is a straight copy of Electricity Manipulation from Blasters, it's not final.

There are no patch notes available, and unfortunately you will not be able to take a peek at the Villain Epic Archetype powersets, as they involve you actually be able to LOG IN your level 50 to unlock. Please, no pitchforks, I'm only the messenger!

You can find the official announcement here.