well i like it for two reasons


1st being they not taking more EQ1 $$$ to give to this verson if they can get $$ to play alpah and Beta.

2nd I like the idea of limited beta keys -7 days that might allow more various peeps to test the game up front.

I've been involved with some very frustrating, buggy MMO "final" release launches; much less an alpha or beta test. I cannot imagine paying for the privilege of tear-my-hair-out-frustration ironing out their bugs, only to get wiped every once in a while, just when I'm making headway.

What happens to these goodies you paid real money for when the servers are wiped in preparation for launch? Are the goodies going to get nerfed as a result of testing? Hmm.

Anyway, the precept of this game reminds me of now defunct Shadowbane, which was a mmo pvp game long on promise and short on delivery. It allowed players to build anything anywhere and form alliances, etc. Permanently Change the World!! I hope this time it works out. It's an attractive concept.

Does anyone else remember how cluttered the landscape became in the now defunct Star Wars Galaxies? There were parts of the continents which were just covered in player made housing and other crap. It made playing the game not so fun when you had to travel through miles of empty buildings to hunt. I like the way EQ1 has implemented housing with the special zones for just houses.