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==Global version== | ==Global version== | ||
===Pre-launch=== | |||
On October 1, 2019 Square Enix announced that the game would recieve a Global release and that it would have a closed beta test for the English version of the game on Android devices in Canada and Taiwan from October 30 to November 28, 2019. Game data from this beta test didn't transfer to the full game, but beta testers could get a commemorative in-game badge when the game actually launched. | |||
On February 23, 2020 Square Enix announced Stars had reached 500,000 pre-registrations. | |||
===Service starts=== | |||
The game finally launched globally on '''February 25, 2020''', available for iOS and Android. It included five languages: English, Chinese, French, German and Spanish. | |||
Most stamps were translated in each language, except 4 which were kept in English, Chinese, French, German and Spanish regardless of which language you were playing in. These four stamps were the Hello, Thanks, See you later and Good game stamps. | |||
The global version had some exclusive content: the Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia collaboration event & equipment, the Lunar New Year event & equipment, and the paid beginner sets equipment sets. | |||
The Covid-19 epidemic hit the development team early during development, leading into the content being released at a slower pace. The game had miscommunication issues between the development team and players, which lead to frustration on both parts. After the summer of 2020, Square Enix assigned a community manager to help improve the relationship between fans and developers. Square Enix held a few livestreams to detail new content and banners, and upcoming roadmaps. The live-streams also served as Q&A sessions where players would send questions to the CM via Discord and Reddit and he would show players the answer the developers had. The first live-stream was held on November 25, 2020; the second on December 16, 2020. The final livestream for the game was the 1st Anniverary Live-stream, on February 25, 2021. | |||
During its lifespan, the Global version saw story events for the first seven mainline Dragon Quest titles, two crossover events, two Giga-Battle events, and a big array of miscellaneous events including experience and upgrade events. | |||
===Closure=== | |||
On March 30, 2021 Square Enix announced that the global game servers will be shut down on June 30, 2021. | On March 30, 2021 Square Enix announced that the global game servers will be shut down on June 30, 2021. | ||
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:''The large amount of valuable feedback and support provided by everyone who's played the game has always been a source of encouragement for the development and administration team. Thanks to all for your amazing support.'' | :''The large amount of valuable feedback and support provided by everyone who's played the game has always been a source of encouragement for the development and administration team. Thanks to all for your amazing support.'' | ||
:''Your DRAGON QUEST OF THE STARS Development and Administration Team'' | :''Your DRAGON QUEST OF THE STARS Development and Administration Team'' | ||
From July 1, 2021, players were met with this in-app message until the servers eventually were shut down: | |||
[[File:DQotS Closure Message.jpg|350px|center]] | |||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||