What i don't get is why do people feel entitled to be a part of the alpha.. It's not a test the game phase, but stress test/and bug squash... nothing more. There is nothing special about the people who got chosen, same way there's nothing bad about the people who did not. As stated there will be a few waves of alpha testers, and the people chose for one will not be in the next... Meaning that the people who get in at latter waves will have a more solid game to test/try...

Again no reason for rage exists, each wave has a small window of time to do what's needed before the next wave get a turn... considering how every one does everything different even if it's the small things. SE would gain more if they have a greater diversity of people to have a spin at the testing. Every one will get a swing, being the first to bat does not make one more special then consequent players.