Does anyone have any idea if there will be additional groups added to test the game? I applied quite some time ago, and I wasn't sure if they were just recycling players from the Bleeding and Burning Alphas or if they'd be privvy to taking on new testers.
We're not "just recycling players", but we're also not rushing to the beta phase. Now that the alphas are wrapping up, we need to eliminate external distractions for a while, batten down the hatches, and focus inward on doing the remaining work if we're going to get this thing finished.
Also keep in mind as always that we've gotten over 800 applications (possibly more) for playtesting. That makes each individual application a very small percentage of the overall pool, so selection's going to be rough indeed.
We're still planning on doing some sort of thank-you to everyone who applied, whether we make use of them or not, once we're (frankly) much further down the line.
