Yay, second time I have had a question answered by you

I HEART Stardock

I have the key, I registered the key, but it doesn't show up for download...

And, it looks like the 'show prereleased' wasn't checked for some reason. D'oh.

I just pre-ordered the game, I guess I didn't know there would be a deadline to opt in on the Beta haha. Anyway to still get in this round or will I need to wait till next beta?

That is REALLY frustrating. I ONLY reason I pre-ordered was for the beta. I ordered Monday afternoon because I didn't see the small print saying that the beta was closed. 

Is there any way to still get into the beta? Frogboy mentioned that the pre-orders were remaining open until Monday. Can someone from Stardock PLEASE PLEASE help me out. I really don't want to have to wait until the next beta. 

I promise to give extremely valuable feedback about the beta. 

Beta 3:

• For sure: Not this week.
• For real: When Frogboy makes a thread about it.

https://www.elementalgame.com/purchase.aspx

Not sure how fast it is updated, but surely they have a warning there. No idea on Impulse.

I'm kicking myself since I sat here with the order page open all last week saying to myself, I've gotta place that order...

I wish I understood, at least, why there needs to be this kind of cut-off. I've beta tested a lot of games in the past based on the pay now to try it model and I've never seen a cutoff that blocked me. Is Stardock worried that they are going to be flooded with new accounts during the pre-order period.

Even if I can't play for now, it would at least be helpful to know why...

You mean by actually making their betas matter and incorporating a lot of user feedback into the game? Oh, wait..

Yeah, even after a few days from a new build the vast majority of the easy to find stuff (which would be the first thing new people find) is already reported

Sure - When they reopen invites - I'd give you mine, but it's already been used....NEVER re-use an invite....It's bad for you, and it's bad for the environment too (*According to Al Gore's latest movie "The End Of The World - How Re-Using invites will lead to global warming")

Any negative review of the game at retail will make the game look a hundred times better than what the beta is now. If you're looking for a gaming experience, you're in the wrong place. If you're looking to give feedback, you're in the wrong place (until beta 3 starts).

Since this is sorta the same topic I hope it's ok if I post this question here instead of just creating a new thread. Like a few above me I just preordered recently, missing Beta 2. It happens, I should have been paying more attention. But since it's currently closed do I need to do anything special to get a beta key for 3 (besides pre-ordering of course) when it opens or does Stardock just blast out keys to all the pre-orders?

Thanks for any response and really looking forward to this!