I have no problem with SE getting players who quit in the beta or something more polished to show them the progress first hand... it really bothers me they are letting people who's accounts have been inactive for years to get into alpha. It just does not make any sense to do.

Alpha should be comprised of the die hard fans mainly, those who will not rage about something being incomplete or broken. I only hope it is a good mix of new and old, but getting in people who rage quit the game long ago is only going to get the game blasted on forums.

People will not care about the NDA, if a person who hated 1.0 hates the glitches or bugs in 2.0 Alpha it will be all over the forums that 2.0 will fail because of X reason. And even if the logical person knows it is only alpha.... it will increase the size of the mountain XIV has to claim to have a successful release.

I do not think anyone here knows everyone who got invited or the spread between active and Non-active(those who have not played in the last year), but I hope SE done the right thing.