Hi I'm here to respond

Now to get back to the initial purpose of this thread before the drama:
Although I'm not a developer I think I can safely say that the NGS is still going to be a thing. That's the whole reason box fort was implemented in the first place, to beta test different aspects and layouts of towers. It was also a teaser in a way for what's to come.

(Also there is no one on the staff team named Bana so I don't consider him/her a reliable source js ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)