Are people just interested in getting their hands on the product before it's actually released, or are people interested in giving FunSockets proper feedback and help them make sure their product is as good as they want it?
I have some, but quite limited, experience in beta testing (never tested any digital beta product), but my experience tells me that a lot of the people who tests are generally more interested in trying the product out than actually contributing to making it better. And then there's the limited amount of people who want to shape the product into something they want instead of what the target audience wants. In this case I think most of the people here really want an isotropic 2, while Rio Grande and FunSockets probably wants it to be more casual. And if most of the beta testers are from here, I guess you see what your feedback will lead to. That being said, I'm not sure how much influence the beta testers will have over the interface and such.
Anyway I'm super stoked about the product, and I don't want to be too judgemental on you guys, since I really hope you will be able to contribute to the beta testing, that you will have fun doing so and that the product will be good in the end.