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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Betas are feature complete. Alphas are not. Reviewing a game that isn't even functionally completed is peak dumb. Reviewing it in beta is less dumb, but also a bit dumb because that's when a majority of major issues that could lower a review score are squashed.