Quote Originally Posted by Abriael View Post
Yes. It's not the end of the world. That's why I'm not "angry", "crying" or "butthurt", but I'm instead providing criticism in a balanced and rational way in the midst of a lot of people throwing insults and trying their hardest to antagonize those that dare to be disappointed with the situation.

Very few things are the end of the world. Even ARR launching and after that crashing and burning wouldn't be the end of the world. There are plenty of games to play in the market. This doesn't mean we should provide criticism only on what would be the end of the world.

I'm sure SE doesn't agree with the fact that longtime subscribers should get priority to testing, and that's exactly why I provide my criticism. If they agreed, I and others wouldn't need to criticize at all.

In the same situation other developers simply considered and consider the feedback of their supporters better than SE did (and we're talking about developers that have but a fraction of the resources and budgets SE has). I think bringing it to their attention has value, and that's why I do it.

As for the beta being around the corner, that's great (providing that it's true, as we really don't know and won't until they release the updated roadmap), but it's simply besides the point. As a matter of fact, criticism is important to let SE know that maybe there are better ways to consider the feedback of their long time supporters than they did with the alpha.
Criticism is fine, but remember, you are only criticising as far as your opinion of how things should be. SE, I'm sure, has their reasons for how they handled alpha. I, too, am disappointed for not getting into alpha. But to tell you the truth, whether or not they allow a few loyalists in to test a game's alpha mode doesn't really say that SE doesn't value the opinions of their customers. Some loyalists did get in. Also, some people who haven't been there as long as us got in. We simply weren't amongst the chosen few. It can be a bitter pill to take, but like I said before, I'm sure SE has their reasons. This isn't their first ball game, after all. Anyway, I'm sure those who got in are providing some good feedback (some of them, at least). And our feedback can come later.