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Frontier Developments announces the premium beta for Elite Dangerous
begins today, allowing access to a single-player build of the space combat
remake for those who have backed the game on that level, saying a full premium
beta build with multiplayer support will come on May 30th. For other preorder
customers, they are also
selling
upgrades to the premium beta, but they do not bandy the term "premium" about
lightly, as this carries a $150.00 price tag. They also describe plans to
release one additional alpha to test travel and trading, confusingly saying this
will precede the premium beta release, which we presume refers to the May 30th
"full" beta. Those who wish to access the alpha can still
buy in for the
next two weeks, which will set you back $295.00. "The Alpha process has worked
well for us. We have gradually built out the key elements of the game, first
locally, with single player combat, then with a few thousand players across the
internet. On 30th May the Premium Beta extends this to many thousands of players
worldwide, with an increasingly rich game," explains David Braben, CEO of
Frontier. "I want to take this opportunity to thank all those who have played
such an important role in Alpha testing, and I’m very happy that we will
continue to benefit from their valuable input as they test Beta builds
approximately 2 weeks in advance of release."
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