Excellent, thanks for the responses! Although I find the idea that betas are not for "playing" a bit silly. Besides the literally countless game beta tests I've been involved in, I QA software for a living. In order to "test” a game, you inherently must play it as that is the purpose of the product being tested. However, my question was designed to elicit the exact
How playable is the beta? Is it possible to play a game from start to victory, feel challenged by your enemies along the way, and have a good time? Please, I'm not looking for a repetition of official information. I am aware of Stardock's beta release schedule, the early nature of the current beta, and the many missing features.
There has been some talk in the forums that one must pre-order before the release of Beta 2 in order to get into the beta? Is there any truth to this? Or can one pre-order at anytime in the beta process and gain the ability to download the beta client?
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