DNF Duel Open Beta Begins Later Today

A new fighting game based on the Neople’s beat-em-up MMO Dungeon Fighter Online called DNF Duel starts its first beta test later today. In the video trailer, 10 characters were announced for the beta. They are all based on Dungeon Fighter Online classes.

You shouldn’t care about fighting games that are based upon a Korean MMO. DNF Duel is being developed in collaboration between Arc System Works, known for Guilty Gear and Dragon Ball Fighterz, and Eighting, the storied development team behind fighting games like Marvel Vs Capcom 3 and Bloody Roar. The pedigree behind DNF Duel is legit, and from the trailers released over the past few weeks, the characters look like they’re going to be really fun to fight with. 

The characters for DNF Duel are named after their class archetype rather than having a fleshed-out background. DNF’s ten classes you’ll be able to try out this weekend are Berserker, Ranger, Grappler, Striker, Hitman, Inquisitor, Dragon Knight, Kunoichi, Crusader, and Vanguard. 

DNF Duel’s announcement in December was a huge disappointment. There wasn’t much news until the release of character trailers a few weeks later. We are finally seeing DNF in action, now that all the ten fighters have been revealed for this weekend’s beta. In regards to its online functionality that will be stressed and tested this weekend, DNF Duel will implement rollback netcode for smoother remote gameplay.

The test will be exclusive to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 and will start at 6 p.m. Pacific tonight and runs until 6 a.m. Pacific on December 20. Fighting game fans will not be left wanting for new titles to play this weekend because this test is coinciding with The King of Fighters XV’s second beta test which you can read about here.

DNF Duel has no release date, but is in development right now for PS5, PS4, or PC.

Which site will you spend your weekends? Do you plan to check out DNF Duels, or do you prefer KOFXV? We’d love to hear your thoughts on fighting games in the comments section below.