Been waiting a while to hop back on this. Doubt players will get to use their old characters for the beta, but I'm all for seeing what things SE has changed since the alpha.
As much as I dislike the this idea, it's understandable. Necessary? Perhaps if your company has to answer to shareholders and a sure bet trumps a slight risk. I'd prefer Dead Space stick to what made it great in the first place and just expand upon that, but I don't think anyone here can honestly say they didn't expect this to happen sometime in the series.
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