Look at the beta testers responding.
So far 3 have said "fuck you" and one thinks I will get banned rather than these guys.
What a great crew of responsible, mature and representative people seem to populate the beta. No wonder we have the results we do now. Thanks for proving my point completely and publicly showing who and what you really are. Its like GR all over again.
@Relic: Drop the beta immediately and employ professional testers. There are reasonable pro players who will gladly give their input for an actual community rep. Guys like Siberian, Stephenn, Hans and Cata. Even amd especially vonIvan! Hell, theyll do it for free, but you can toss em a DLC Commander for thanks, that they will then showcase in their hours of stream for free advertising. Your beta community is poison. Drop it like a bad batch of eggs.
As IpKaiFung has said, we don't test changes in a vacuum. There are a lot of other changes in the beta that haven't hit live yet that completely change the way the game is played. These changes also affect our perception of balance of course. Can't really say much there obviously but I hope it will all be clear soon.
Regarding having more professional players in the beta I definitely agree with you. Cata said on his own stream the other day he was invited to join the beta but didn't for the reasons he stated (not being able to stream beta games, mounting anticipation for commanders to arrive sooner, things along those lines). VonIvan is in the beta, and played on Relic's stream the other day in a beta match. HelpingHans is also in the beta. I don't see Hans or Ivan (heck Ivan was lvl 2 when he joined the game yesterday) but these players are there, but to my knowledge they don't actively play it. This makes sense I guess, they are streamers that help the game by showcasing it, which they can't do in the beta environment.
I'd encourage you to not try to generalize every single person in the beta for the actions of a handful and know that your ideas as well as some others in this thread are echoed by others.