Arise – Closed Playtest 2: New Weapons, New Challenges

What’s new this session

Five weapons are now available through crystals.
Your goal: unlock them, master them, and optimize your runs.
The higher your dungeon level, the rarer the crystals you earn.

Weapon tiers are randomly assigned when opening crystals. This system allows new players to quickly explore high-tier weapons (including Tier 7) and helps streamline the testing experience during the Playtest duration.

Two leaderboards will be active:

• One for players who hold a Mint Pass, with the "CTA" prefix automatically added to their username.
• Another one for the MOCA community with the “MOCA” prefix automatically added, also invited to participate.

Co-op & Matchmaking

You can play solo, but co-op is highly encouraged: the higher your group count, the faster your key progression.

Matchmaking has been disabled for this session.
Please form your own teams via our official Discord server to enjoy the full cooperative experience (up to 4 players).

Tournament Format

To ensure fairness between participants, a few rules must be respected.

In the case of proven cheating (client modification, memory injection, file manipulation, etc.), the Cross The Ages team reserves the right to disqualify or ban any player without prior notice.

Please respect the spirit of the test.

Note: Arise is currently in "Pre-Alpha" development. Bugs and technical issues may occur. As a result, in-game performance and leaderboard results may be affected.

Rewards

At the end of the Playtest, a total prize pool of $25,000 will be distributed across two leaderboards:

• $12,500 for the CTA leaderboard
• $12,500 for the MOCA leaderboard

Rewards will be distributed in $CTA tokens, directly to the wallets of winning accounts within two weeks.
The token-to-dollar conversion will be based on the average CTA token value over the 7 days of the Playtest.

In addition, as in the previous session, each tester connected during this Closed Playtest will receive a Founder's Coin, an exclusive currency.

But beware: to obtain this reward, you must complete a level 10 dungeon before the end of the test phase.

This coin can only be used in the Founder's Shop, which is available exclusively during Early Access (and not accessible during Closed Playtest phases).

Ranking Distribution

The top 200 players on each leaderboard will receive rewards according to the following structure:

Group Participation Rules

• Rewards are granted per group, regardless of its size (solo, duo, trio, or 4 players).
• If a group wins a prize, the amount is equally divided among all members.
• A player can appear in multiple groups and accumulate multiple rewards if they achieve high ranks with different teams.
• A group will appear on a leaderboard if it includes at least one eligible player (CTA or MOCA, depending on the leaderboard).

How to Access the Playtest

Access to Arise's Closed Playtest 2 requires a unique access code.

Step 1 – Snapshot of eligible users

For Cross The Ages: TCG players

On July 21 at 08:00 AM UTC, a snapshot will be taken to identify Mint Pass holders.
All whitelisted accounts will receive an email with their personal access code.

No newsletter subscription is required.
Whitelisted accounts include:

• KYC account associated with a Mint Pass. 
• Only one account per user will be selected (the one with the highest level). 

For MOCAVERSE players

Access codes will be distributed directly via the MOCAVERSE website.
Link: https://www.mocaverse.xyz/mocana

Step 2 – Download the game
The game will be available to everyone through the Epic Games Store.

Step 3 – Launch and enter your code
When launching the game, enter your access code to unlock the Playtest.

Step 4 – You’re in
Join your team, enter the dungeon, and aim for the best leaderboard scores.

Gameplay Loop

The test is built around a strategic gameplay loop:

• Enter the dungeon (solo or in groups of up to 4 players)
• Complete a run to earn crystals
• Open a crystal to obtain one of the five available weapons
• Equip your new weapon, upgrade your talents, and return with a higher-level key
• The faster you complete your run, the higher your next key level
• Aim for the top of the leaderboard

Arise is coming to Steam (Page only)

To coincide with this Playtest, Arise’s official Steam page will go live.

The game will not yet be playable on Steam, but you’ll be able to add it to your wishlist and follow the project as it evolves.

This is a major step forward in making Arise more accessible and visible to a wider audience.

A special thanks…

We’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Animoca Brands for their strategic support in this new phase.
This partnership strengthens our shared vision of building a robust, long-term transmedia ecosystem focused on player experience.