As one of the EA users of this game, and being in the credits for that game as Honorary Dev, I wanted to thank the beta backers but I also wanted to point out, to developers, this article. 

It details very well why community input is so important.

It is a good article but I am not sure how much it applies here since this isn't an early access game, isn't available anymore anywhere until full release, and is clearly marked as a beta not a "we are in final stages" game.  Either way the article makes some good points.

well, you have a beta, and possibly you've had an alpha.

in addition to that, it details how important community interaction is for these kinds of projects.