>>274899786
difference is that valve is a fairly large company with a proven track record, and a receptive fanbase, selling a specific kind of multiplayer game. a beta test wouldnt be to different from when a dev does a network test for a few days. the beta is already close to release quality.

this is a small indie developer with nothing to their name but promises of something better than VRchat. those beta keys are what is gonna build your userbase. So revoking them in favor of just keeping your patreon supporters is kind of trying to have your cake and eat it too. You get free hype and buzz, get money, and then expect that hype and buzz to make the freebies buy the game on EA release by revoking the beta keys.