Citadel Studios recently announced their relaunched using their 2019 pre-Steam Early Access ruleset as the foundation of the release. This will be a subscription where everything is earned through gameplay, there will be 30 days to access the game free before the $9.99 subscription kicks in. New accounts who login after the initial 30-day period will also get a 7-Day trial with some restrictions.
The open beta for Legends of Aria Classic is now live, set to run through midnight Eastern on May 7th. After the test ends, the servers will be wiped and prepared for the official launch on Thursday, the 9th.
There were several overhauls and potential pivots on the way here, and all of this puts the efforts into Legend of Aria Classic into perspective.