Greetings, Privateers! We have a couple of things to share with you today, which we think will be welcome news! First, we want to let you guys know that the next patch will be rolling next week, bringing out more of the bug fixes for issues the community has experienced. The fix for the cursor hover issue will be there, as will the first round of fixes for the FPS drop. Additionally, we’re introducing our first round of high level balance changes for the game overall, addressing feedback that many players are finding the game to be overly easy. Secondly, next week we will debut an opt-in beta branch to allow you to test and preview upcoming changes to the game. Balance is an on-going process, and because even a minor change can have a large impact, we want to allow the community to participate in testing how they feel. In this way, you are able to experience changes before the main game is updated, and can offer feedback and insight as to your experience. This will allow us to fine-tune any changes prior to a full public rollout. For those looking forward to new content, don’t worry, we’re already working on that as well! We look forward to getting this next update out to you guys, and to hearing plenty of feedback and suggestions.