What is one really to think or conclude from this playtest announcement? The patch notes haven't been released yet. I'm hoping for good things.

The game itself is in really good shape now. The major design flaw at the moment is the city invasions happen much, much too often. But other recent changes have been overwhelmingly positive. So I'm looking forward to seeing what is in this new patch.

I keep finding myself drawn back to WAR. There is no current-generation RvR game quite like it, with anywhere near as good PvP. The only thing I sense on the horizon that will focus on RvR is Jumpgate Evolution. But we the public don't know when or if that game will ever be released. So WAR is it. Fortunately, it's lots of fun right now. I'd like to add that the remaining core servers have all indicated med/med during prime time over the last few days.