NoLagZA Open Beta

What Open Beta will include

• Public registration for eligible players when readiness criteria are met
• Counter-Strike 2 as the first supported competitive game
• Clan discovery and competitive clan workflows
• Skirmishes, match lobbies, and ranked-aware competitive flows
• Public profiles and leaderboards
• Reports, disputes, and community moderation tools
• Transparent status, roadmap, known issues, and changelog pages

Who Open Beta is for

• South African CS2 players ready for structured competitive play
• Clan leaders building lasting rosters
• Organised clans willing to compete fairly under server authority
• Players who follow rules, report issues clearly, and respect staff decisions
• Community members helping stress-test public-scale reliability

What players should expect

• A product still under active development — polish and capacity will improve over time
• Counter-Strike 2 first; other games remain planned until their own gates pass
• Payments and paid memberships remain disabled during beta
• Occasional resets, incomplete notifications, and mobile polish gaps
• Match outcomes remain server-authoritative — not player-declared
• Honest labelling of what is available, limited, or planned

Open Beta readiness criteria

Open Beta starts when exit criteria for private testing are met — not on a marketing calendar date.

• No unresolved critical blockers in the primary CS2 match journey
• Infrastructure can support public growth without constant developer intervention
• Competitive systems remain fair at increased scale
• Moderation and support operate consistently
• Critical incidents have documented response procedures

Platform capabilities under test

Status labels below reflect what exists today during private testing. They are not an invitation to apply.

• Registration and login

  Available in Beta

  Email signup, sign-in, and session-protected routes.

• Steam account connection

  Available in Beta

  Steam OpenID linking required for competitive participation.

• Player profile

  Available in Beta

  Profile viewing and basic account settings.

• Clan creation

  Limited Beta

  Clan creation for eligible Steam-linked accounts (tier gates apply).

• Clan membership

  Available in Beta

  Join requests, invites, roster roles, and public clan profiles.

• Skirmish proposal

  Available in Beta

  Create and browse CS2 skirmishes; ranked proposals may need approval.

• Match lobby

  Limited Beta

  Lobby roster and ready flow for approved skirmishes.

• Ready checks

  Limited Beta

  Captain/player ready signalling before match start.

• Results

  Limited Beta

  Authoritative CS2 signed result ingestion; manual complete stays gated.

• Ratings

  Limited Beta

  Ratings update only after verified FINAL; no manual edits.

• Leaderboards

  Available in Beta

  Public clan and reputation leaderboard reads.

• Reporting

  In Testing

  Player and clan report flows are being hardened during beta.

• Disputes

  In Testing

  Public dispute UI remains disabled until Phase 2B backend verification (atomic open/resolve, gates, CoI) is complete in production.

Known limitations

• Private testing is not open for public applications.
• Open Beta public registration is Coming Soon.
• Counter-Strike 2 is the only game under active testing.
• Payments and paid memberships are disabled during beta.
• Some notifications may be incomplete or delayed.
• Match workflows are still being stress-tested.
• Mobile layouts are under testing and may need polish.
• Moderation and support response times may vary during beta.
• Certain features or test data may be reset before public launch.