30 SEP / 5 OCT
Founder early access begins 30 September. Official Global service begins 5 October.
VERSION-AWARE INTELLIGENCE
Facts expire.
Sources don’t hide.
Global confirmations drive decisions. KR live data is a rehearsal signal. Old videos are leads only, never authority.
THE FILTER
Global official → act. Current KR → prepare a hypothesis. Community claim → test. Undated build → ignore.
GLOBAL LIVESTREAM · 28 AUG
The translated briefing.
A decision-only translation of the official Japanese broadcast. Every card links to the full stream through the source ledger below.
PUBLIC SCALE TEST
Two six-hour sessions on 17 and 19 September. Test characters and progress are wiped.
GROUP CONTENT LADDER
Six Expeditions, two Transcendence dungeons with four stages, and a harder 10-player raid-style Sanctuary are planned.
150+ SOLO DUNGEONS
Sealed dungeons, forward bases and more than 150 solo dungeon variants are planned for Global.
30-DAY MEMBERSHIP
Every Founder’s Pack includes 30 days, including packs purchased before the addition.
SERVER CHOICE
Players starting 5 October may join a release server or an existing early-access server.
CROSS-FACTION MATCHING
Dungeon matching crosses servers and factions inside the same service region.
SERVER WAREHOUSE
A shared account warehouse exists, but only eligible items can be deposited.
NO TEST CARRYOVER
Scale-test characters and data do not transfer to early access or launch.
EIGHT LAUNCH CLASSES
The fist in the trailer does not mean Brawler will be available at Global launch.
FRESH SIGNALS
What changed the plan.
Research pass: 28 August 2026. Links open the exact source used.
Global launch is 5 October; Founder access starts 30 September
NC clarified the naming directly: 30 September begins five-day Founder early access, while 5 October is the official Global service launch. The exact European opening hour is still pending.
Launch Scale Test is public and progress will be wiped
The test runs in two six-hour windows on 17 and 19 September, with pre-download on 16 September. Characters and progression created during the test will not transfer to early access or launch.
Global launches with a broad solo and group dungeon ladder
The official walkthrough showed six Expeditions, two Transcendence dungeons with four difficulty stages, a harder 10-player raid-style Sanctuary, and more than 150 solo dungeon variants.
Early-access and release servers can converge after launch
Founder owners enter early-access servers from 30 September. Release servers open on 5 October, but new players may also choose an existing early-access server. Transfers are planned after launch, limited to the same affiliation group.
Dungeon matchmaking crosses servers and factions
Dungeon party matching has no server or Elyos/Asmodian restriction during early access or after launch, provided every participant is inside the same service region.
Eight classes at launch; the teased fist is not Brawler confirmation
The operations team explicitly confirmed the original eight Global classes at release. The fist shown in the trailer is presentation imagery, not confirmation that Brawler launches with them.
Five power systems need five separate stop rules
Pets, Soul Binding, Arcana, gear enhancement and trait tuning now have a dedicated Systems console. Every roster character gets independent checkpoints so a main’s optimization target never becomes an alt’s spending obligation.
The built-in macro is a held quick-slot sequence
Create it from the Skills screen, order a compact repeatable core, set per-step delays, then bind Skill Macro. The Builds page now tracks manual-versus-macro validation separately for every roster character.
Gear enhancement has three very different risk brackets
Current live-region reference: +0 to +10 is guaranteed, +11 to +15 falls from 66% to 20%, and star amplification uses a separate endgame material. The Bible now tracks the budget gates per character.
Crazyambo’s workbook adds a seven-stage progression spine
Its durable order now drives the personal Bible: story and permanent systems, weekly engine, Arcana, Vakron, higher Arcana, then launch endgame. Exact gates and prices remain Global-pending.
A complete PvE build is a chain of breakpoints
The newest build overview prioritizes accuracy/crit caps, real cooldown uptime, Smite and weapon damage, then skill-level gaps through Arcana and rings. Exact values remain Global-pending.
A useful alt can stop at 20–30 minutes weekly
Ascension Trials and available Abyssal Corridors form the low-investment baseline. Early-season dungeons add roughly two hours; Battlegrounds are optional and weakest on reward per minute.
Launch prep is mostly about avoiding irreversible waste
Lock valuable gear, verify every preset before accessory upgrades, save Kinah, delay the day-one Market, complete permanent side progression and timestamp every guide.
Global early access: 30 September 2026
NC confirmed five days of Founder access on dedicated early-access servers. The 28 August official stream later confirmed the 5 October full-launch date and clarified server access.
The original eight classes launch globally
Gladiator, Templar, Assassin, Ranger, Chanter, Cleric, Sorcerer and Spiritmaster are confirmed for Global launch. Brawler is not part of the launch roster.
Healing now leans more on Attack Power
The 12 August KR balance pass reduced base healing and increased attack-power scaling for Cleric and Chanter passives. Global applicability is not confirmed.
Chapter 1 moved the KR endgame baseline
Level 50, Brawler, new regions, five-player dungeons and additional progression spaces are live in Korea. Do not assume this is the Global launch state.
Exploration tools now cover thousands of markers
Community maps cover current KR/TW regions and are useful for cluster backfills. Their names and routes may differ at Global launch.
LAUNCH WATCHLIST
Unknowns that matter.
Check each only after the source exists. A completed item means “verified and reflected in this manual,” not merely “I heard something.”
EVIDENCE LEDGER
Trust, but timestamp.
CLAIMSCOPESTATUSCHECKED
Founder access begins 30 September; full launch is 5 OctoberGLOBALCONFIRMED↗
Eight launch classes; Brawler is not includedGLOBALCONFIRMED↗
Dungeon matching crosses servers and factions within one regionGLOBALCONFIRMED↗
Server transfers are planned within the same affiliation groupGLOBALCONFIRMED↗
Workbook gear-score gates apply to GlobalS1 / TWUNCONFIRMED↗
Cleric healing scales more with Attack PowerKRCURRENT KR↗
Global launches with KR Chapter 1 systemsGLOBALUNCONFIRMED↗
Exact EU opening hour and reset scheduleGLOBALPENDING↗
UPDATE PROTOCOL
Check official first
Launch site, Steam, notices and patch notes outrank every guide.
Date and region
No fact enters a build without a date and Global/KR scope.
Change decisions only
News that does not alter a route, build, spend or schedule stays out.