We are excited to announce the latest test of our Free Trial system! These tests are invaluable for us in order to improve the New User Experience and the Free Trial System itself.

If you know anyone who may want to try the game for free, please send them to the Download Page.

Free Trial access during the game’s current Early Access period allows you to play the entire game in any of the Online modes with a few key differences in game play:

Free Trial Current Time Period: August 9-30th, 2017

The term (Visitor) is appended to your Character Name

Cannot give items to other players via Trade

Cannot purchase nor sell items via Player Vendors nor Public Vendors

No ownership of property nor use of lot signs

Cannot interact with public chests

Cannot move/interact with items on a plot even if they are given permissions

Cannot flag as Open PVP

Cannot gain nor do they create any ransom items when they kill or are killed in PVP (in Open PVP zones)

Character data may be deleted after Free Trial period is over if character is not upgraded to a paid account

Items purchased in the Add On Store cannot be accessed after the Free Trial Period is over unless you purchase Game Access

Cannot play in Offline Mode

Can only start on the Path of Love

You can still explore hundreds of scenes, talk with thousands of players, adventure through the opening quests, and gain experience and skills as you get used to the world of New Britannia! If you wish to continue playing after the free trial concludes, you can obtain an Early Access account here.

For when you get started in the Free Trial, we would love your feedback! We have opened up of our Release Feedback Forums. If you have a constructive comment about this release that will help the game to improve, please post it there. You can also say hello in the New Player Forum!

Have fun, and thanks for checking out Shroud of the Avatar in Early Access!