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Palworld lead worries Steam early access has "lost its meaning": players treat it like "a normal game" and the program has been "abused for a lot of reasons" (www.gamesradar.com)

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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

No, free open betas are free. Open beta just means it's not an invite beta.

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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

No, a public open beta is public which implies free, open meaning not by invite and beta meaning pre release. An open beta just means not by invite pre release.

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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Nope. Paid invite betas have been a thing since the early days of mmo's at the very very least.