I agree with your statement, having paying customers take priority even before the game is released doesn't bode well for the future of the game imo. Just seems more likely to become a pay to win game. I don't have an issue paying for a game, I'd rather subscription based than f2p if it becomes pay to win... but I'm not…
At least with WoW and SWTOR you know what you are paying for. They are basically asking us to pay to play a sight unseen game, being that is the only way in this beta weekend. I mean how much info is there on this website other than cinematics? Now I find out my beta key might only work for open beta? How does that even…
If my beta key doesn't give me access before open beta, which by definition means anyone that wants in gets it and doesn't need a key, I am done with this game.
Purely speculation on my part, but have they even sent out random beta invites yet? I would assume people that do have beta keys currently got them from other means, like PC Gamer for me. I wouldn't imagine they would send out the first round of random beta keys until beta is just about to launch. But, like I said that's…