Hello there.
(Im looking for the pre-order beta download link, before i type my text 
Im so glad there is a company like stardock around. I bought sins of the solar empire after downloading it on a torrent and that was what i was planning to do with elemental but after hearing Brad Wardell talk about the game and the company's philosophy about customers being part of the team i decided to go right in and pre-order. I already vaguely knew what stardock was about but the 6 minutes interview video really shaped things up more and even if elemental sucked (which i dont think it will) i would not be dissapointed to have given them my money. Such is the state of PC gaming with big companies trying to nickel and dime players out of content, some of that behavior being downright anti-democratic that we must encourage companies like stardock. Lets hope stardock stays true to their roots and does not become greedy monster companies like Blizzard and bethesda, which used to represent the kind of "built for modding" and "By gamers for gamers" edge that we are getting from Stardock.
P.S. Just pre-ordered, where can i find the link to download the beta build?