1 - month ▁public ▁beta ▁period . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Since ▁release , ▁NE St alg ia ▁has ▁under g one ▁many ▁changes . ▁Notable ▁changes ▁include ▁improved ▁fr amer ate , ▁graph ical ▁and ▁interface ▁up gr ades , ▁and ▁a ▁" comp an ion " ▁system ▁that ▁allows ▁solo ▁players ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁and ▁fight ▁alongside ▁most ▁mon sters ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁Although ▁NE St alg ia ▁was ▁developed ▁and ▁power ed ▁using ▁BY ON D , ▁it ▁became ▁download able ▁as ▁a ▁stand alone ▁game ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁NE St alg ia ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁Ste am ▁Green light ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁Green lit ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁then ▁launched ▁on ▁Ste am ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁NE St alg ia ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁Ste am ▁Green light ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁Green lit ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁then ▁launched ▁on ▁Ste am ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁update ▁for ▁the ▁M MO ▁was ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁official ▁for ums ▁for ▁the ▁M MO ▁have ▁been ▁off line ▁since ▁December ▁ 2 0