An interesting question.

When did you get the email? I haven't received such an email.

As I understood pre-orders can download and play the gold version of the game on the 23rd and have to wait till the 24th like everyone else to update to the day-0 game.

I also did not receive that email.

I got it today, was announcing the launch and linked to the game play stories Brad has been posting. Here's a screen shot of it:



Tomorrow.

Beta testers get it early tomorrow, Pre-orders get it midday tomorrow. Everyone else Tuesday.

Will Pre-order's get an email saying tomorrow you can download the game early or will it just apper on impulse?

By mid-day do you mean noon or 5ish, like when?

So if I preorderd the game (which I did) I can download and play midday on the 22nd rather than waitng for the 24th? That would be sweet

a. If I pre-ordered and beta tested, am I beta tester or pre-order?

b. How much changed/improved since last phase of Beta to live?

I think you just answered your own question.

Holy crap, did I just read Frog's post correctly?!? Do pre-orders get to start playing tomorrow rather than Monday?

lets say early tomorrow is around 10am Michigan time

so beta testers from Europe can expect the game around 16pm great news

Not true. There were some invite-only beta testers.

I preordered in February and played every beta that preordering gave me access to. Yet, I doubt I'll get to play tomorrow.

Ok, thanks for clearing that up! 

Weeeell, basically, you are at least a preorderer, which means that you will play it midday tomorrow. I do think you count as a beta tester though, as this is an open beta forum, and thus it would be misleading to announce that the other betatesters would get it early... And basically, these people have already betatested the version coming out, so no reason really to announce it.

You beta-tested: you're a beta tester. This isn't complicated.

Pre-orders would be the people who pre-ordered too late to beta test, but who have still purchased the game ahead of time.