Quote Originally Posted by Graal View Post
They actually did have beta tests, which is what makes this so puzzling. I'm pretty sure Geoff Burrows from NAG Magazine was in on the beta, but I might be mistaking him for someone else.
As far as I know, each beta session was limited to one hour, making it difficult to identify issues like this which only show themselves after a few hours of play. If they had increased the allowed time in the beta it probably would have been ironed out before release.