I'm sure a lot of the fine tuning can be done on the back end and then officially patched at a later date.

I’m guessing it will act primarily as an online stress test if I had to wager. I’d also expect them to gather data regarding moves that are too strong/weak, and to find loops/infinites if possible.

Outside of that these betas that are so close to release are essentially demos. They’re also a way to convince people to preorder by playing on those FOMO heartstrings. Want to play the game early via a closed beta, and get Day 1 DLC? Then you better preorder!

I just wonder how many characters will be playable in the beta

I'm mostly hoping it has single player/local vs and isn't purely online vs. I have to get used to that Scorpion nerf and I suck too bad to do so vs online people, lol

I don't think it's so much an actual beta, as a glorified Demo.

That said, I'm just hoping someone doesn't hack the game code and extract the entire script of story mode word for word again. Because. I have no self control, and I'll read it... and then regret I read it later when the game releases.

Not that that's happened twice already or anything.