Good news for Darktide players.
Beta tests often function separately from full game releases—that is, what you do in the beta won't count when the full game comes along. The good news forplayers is that any progress they make in the ongoing pre-release beta will carry over to the full game when it launches on November 30.
Fatshark left some doubt in an update posted yesterday, November 24, saying that it wanted to allow beta progress to carry over to the full release, but couldn't guarantee it."The reason is that we are still using this period to test our progression systems, and we want to reserve the opportunity to change or reset things in the event something unforeseen or critical happens," the studio wrote.
"Some may forget the promise of progress," the studio said."We did not. Progression will carry over from the beta to the full release."Reaction to the promise was largely positive, although a few replies complained about the state of the beta, which has struggled with.
"We believe you will have the ability to refund with the same refund rules applying once Darktide launches and after November 30th," the studio wrote in aIt's not carved in stone, but it makes sense: As Fatshark implied, it's Steam policy so the call ultimately lies with Valve, but Darktide doesn't launch until November 30, so all the playing you're doing now doesn't count.