open beta will be 17/8 till 19/8 early access for those who pre ordered will start 24/8
the official game will launch 27/8
-from what i understand Phase 4 (ob?) characters will carry over in release unless a major exploit is found requiring them to wipe, for example a gill exploit.
-the max level in the phase 4 beta will be level 20 and can be considered a demo version for people to try out, not much will be changed inbetween open beta and early access
-just sharing since im sure theres ton of people gonna play this
-arcanist is available in phase 4. its a DPS class