They are probably the same people who gave thumbs up to the game "Alien: Colonial marines" a 9.0!

in regards to OP, there is always going to be negative feedback. For example, the quoted article seems really exaggerated and useless (although some users are saying there are some meaningful quotes in there). There isn't anything reasonable that bE can do to eliminate reception like this. bE has mentioned that they are well aware of the cost and benefit trade of showing off early works, but I recall them saying it seems to be working for them, and they're still doing it, so I guess it still is

leave it to a reviewer to not understand what 'alpha' means.

wall of text, no useful information. better luck next time.

We haven't seen any alpha footage yet, btw ^^
It's Pre-Alpha. Still far away from alpha.

wait, wait, wait... so pre alpha isn't the same as alpha? weird.

posting that you know what 'pretty much everyone thinks' is a bold way to look silly.

don't watch. some of us want to see a game in development.

Perhaps I should have phrased that 'my observations indicate that ...'

i guess at the root of it all my stance is this: right now only people who care about the IP are paying attention. right now, i've got 800 former alliance-mates, and maybe 5 of them are even following this game. the concept that 'bad press' or 'poor footage quality' is going to affect this game 18 months before launch is pretty ridiculous.

i'm also against the 'vertical slice' concept, as it's a good way to get a developer into a lot of trouble regarding promises that don't come true.