TheGatesofLogic

I gotta ask is "financial domination" a common one? That particular one just makes me chuckle a bit

That's always how it works, the alpha is the primary build, and it involves building up the core systems the game uses and the way the game is played. The beta is the preliminary release build, and it involves refining the story and the outlying systems. The official release is the 'final' build, minus any later patches to fix bugs and balance in game interactions.