Description
Forever will not put future raid tiers on a public test realm, and item stats stay hidden/obfuscated until an item actually drops in-game, so players cannot build a best-in-slot list before a raid tier releases.
Details
Dev Josh Greenfield, relayed by Method.gg (Sept 17 2026): 'you will not go into the first raid tier knowing what your bis list is.' Framed by the dev team as an anti-spoiler / anti-datamining measure specific to raid loot, distinct from the general anti-bot/anti-boosting stance already logged above.
Confidence note
Confirmed (single outlet, direct dev quote)