Do you think SE is purposely leaving out most of the current players because their opinions may be a little too biased? SE mentioned trying to attract new players and what better way to do so than by bringing in mostly new players to the beta? I suppose splitting it evenly between old and new players would be the best way to go...this way old players get their say in the alpha and new players can offer a new perspective.

Yoshida mentioned that most XIV players haven't played another MMO or have only played XI so their ideas of what makes a good MMO may not be good ideas at all. Also, publicly admitting this would surely anger fans, which is maybe why they refuse to tell us how the selection process works.

Idk, this is just a thought. What do you guys think? Sorry if there is already a similar thread. I'm not upset or anything. I hope the people participating in the alpha test do their best to try and make ARR a better game with their feedback and participation