Sorry man, but I've been playing this game since 2005, possibly earlier. Doesn't mean I'd make a great beta tester. They need people who are responsible to report bugs, etc. I don't think the amount of hours you've played really conveys qualification.
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I agree, they do need people who know how to find and report bugs, but a beta test can also serve as quality assurance. You have a large fanbase that has stuck it out for years waiting eagerly for this game, Most of those people having hundreds or thousands of hours in their previous games and would know how to give good feedback. There are many aspects to beta testing.
Lets just hope that those of us that have been here from the start get a chance to play early aswell as a range of people that can contribute to bug finding and feedback.