The Banner Saga Post-funding Update #31: Factions Goes Live

The thrust of the latest Banner Saga post-funding update is that the free-to-play multiplayer combat spin-off of the title, The Banner Saga: Factions, has gone live. Only first adopters and backers of the game will be able to play it for now, though:

There are some special perks available this week only, and every backer has a special green jade stone shown on your combat emblem that is exclusive to backers and early access players that are yours forever.

From Feb 18th – Feb 24th Factions will be available exclusively to backers. The current characters, stats and rankings have been wiped for the last time and the game is essentially now LIVE, along with a fully functional tutorial. Later in the week we’ll be holding the first tournament exclusively for backers.

Factions will be released to the public on Feb 25th. If you’ve been waiting for beta to end before trying the game, this is your week.