I believe it is pretty clear that the OP wrote what you call a 'novel' in an attempt to get enough support so that something is done to improve the game in the current state. Yes, alpha implies in development, and consequently it could be in any state, stable or unstable, and in an ever changing state. That's how DayZ was in the early days. It had its problems, but it was playable for the most part. Things would get broken, and the more crucial bugs would eventually get fixed. Updates came about very frequenrly. But it is not like that anymore. The last two updates, which by the way took quite a long time, fixed nearly nothing (graphical glitches, vehicles, teleports, etc). I believe it is pretty clear that the MOD is being left behind, and given no attention anymore because of the standalone efforts, which by the way, I am really looking forward to. However, I also believe it would be smart for Rocket and BI to at least bring the MOD to a more stable state, fix some of the more crucial issues, and that way people can play until the standalone comes out. Alpha or not, the game does create an impression on people. Most game companies don't release Alpha to the public, and that's because it can generate negative feedback on the game. So the OP is probably trying to appeal to Rocket so that the game he likes so much doesn't suffer from negative impressions. I see no problem with this post. It is a valid post.