I've read in another post that SE will not disclose selection criteria. So no point to post to this thread anymore. Please do not reply anymore.

That being said, I am surprised no SE Rep has replied so far in the English forums. In the JP forums, there is also a rage/disappointment thread going on and there at least a rep has replied to some questions posted by fans.

Quote Originally Posted by whoopeeragon View Post
That is an issue, I agree, since alpha registration page states:



However, it seems that if we follow strictly the WORDING of the registration, it implies that to APPLY you have to be an active account holder. If you manage to get INTO the application, it seems that you may still be in the chance for it, judging by the support post:



And as I recall, in the application itself, it does not ask whether you were active or not.