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From my time in this industry, I find that alpha releases are generally feature incomplete and unstable. Alpha testers are big kahunas and are prepared to put in lots of time to deal with usability and instability issues to aid the development process.
In the beta phase all features are in place and the product is relatively stable, but there are bugs. Beta testers are obligated to spend time to find these bugs, which can be a labor of love, and especially satisfying when an obscure or unexpected bug is uncovered.
Based on my understanding, I am not surprised that Jim limits the scope of MA3 alpha testing.
Reasons people don't watch Star Trek:
60% - It’s for nerds.
39% - The show’s stupid.
01% - My parents were killed by Klingons and it's still too painful.
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