I've noticed how a lot of new users have been joining to ask for the Alpha. I think it's unfair for people to be able to come and ask for something that has been so devoted to for free, when others, like me, have either gotten the Alpha fairly(via the signup) and are using it like a real tester(searching for bugs, doing crazy stuff to find glitches) or have been patiently waiting to buy it and helping the US2 community. As Thomas(or Dan or Chris or Chad- can't remember) said, there is no planned second Alpha signup. And that's smart, considering that US2 is almost out. What's the point in adding more testers when there are already ~10 active testers who properly use the Alpha when it's almost done? And anyway, some months ago a user begged for the Alpha so much that Dan gave it to him. I'm still waiting for him to come back to the forum to prove that he was actually devoted to testing. I don't want that to happen again, it's sad.
That said, there are other users who come to the forum to tell Dan to revert back to his promise of the "Big-Update". Please consider that Dan has added many new people to the team and this is their job now; if you don't buy it, they all have to find new companies, and that means no more Universe Sandbox. So please, do it for them. This isn't an update, this is a new game. Look at all the improvements! You can't expect to get that for free, can you? Oh wait, I meant to mention that that's the reason why people want it as the "Big Update"; they don't want to pay, even though they can. This is also the reason for Alpha wannabes.
And then there are pirates. And torrent hunters. Guys, would you want your life's work stolen from you?
But, if you are in unfavourable financial conditions, you can pirate. Why? Because it's actually a learning program, so you can use it to educate yourself so you can get a good job as an adult and be able to contribute to this awesome stuff without hardship.
Thank you for reading, I hope y'all understand.