I just got an email from stardock telling me the beta is closed. Why wasn't this info posted either clearly in the forums, or bettery yet, in the order form, just before I paid for it? Ex:

"Before you purchase the expansion, please note that the beta has been closed and you will not receive a download link for the expansion. You will have to wait until official release."

I really wanted to play the game last night, especially after reading the thousand posts in the forums concerning gameplay, and 'everyone already playing it.' I would not have purchased it if I knew I would have had to wait another six weeks.

This should have been clearly spelled out in the order form. Even when I posted a question last night, I was shuttled around to the 'serial recovery' program or led to believe there was a problem with my order.