The purpose of this thread is to discuss should the alpha be opened up to more people. Should the majority of top players get their say on the matter, absolutely. I agree you can't put all the top players in the initial alpha, but if they space it out in waves majority of great players will be able to provide feedback. The unintended result of the limited closed alpha is that there will be the people who signed up, and then a couple hours in find out its not for them or the people that play one side and are proven axis/allied fanboys, its a waste of a slot that so many other better people could fill. Call me bitter, but I really don't care. This was more of an awareness thing and based on the alpha for WFA last year, nothing really changed between the alpha and final product except some OKW truck changes.
You're right, ofc, (though you may be surprised to know there are some very good players who are disenchanted from past experiences, and have not even applied...)
That said, I hate to see the community split.