Don't be naive my good friend. Everything happens for a reason and ofcourse everything you have said is right.

1. They are looking for a time period to release the game so it sells.
2. They have already released pre-order options with discounts so in effect rebellion is already released.
3. They are using the beta to promote the games developtment so its completely polished by the final release.
4. Error 37 is a normal thing in the beta, 38, 39,99, infinity... all in the name of debugging.

So in the midst of all these errors i urge you my dearest friend to keep your phase missile in your pants. 

They said this week never said what day. Probably Thursday if not today.

  Heresy!

Actually...most of the team is playing Diablo 3.  But fear not, for I have just released the Vasari!

I'm not playing Diablo 3. I have to work. 

Honestly, I haven't picked it up yet even to play it later. I'm not totally sold on the game. Last time I bought a game a bunch of friends went crazy about I wound up with Battlefail 3. Promises of epic battles with lots of friends were quickly wiped out by problems with the game. I'm being cautious with Diablo 3. I did not mind 2, but I didn't get into it heavily either. I was happier playing Drakan and Zelda.