From Yaiden, community developer, november 7th :
"Hi all,
Just to give you an update of where we are in the project, I’m pleased to tell you that we’re currently in a Technical Beta phase which means we are testing the features of the game and our servers (who said anything about bugs? ).
You should also know that we’re shaping the direction of the game through testers from the community and we really care about their feedback because we want you to enjoy the “real” beta when it comes out. That’s why we’re taking time to make this game great as you’re all expecting.
Cheers"
... so no date given to when the beta will be starting, Tiger. But you can register and apply to be one of the beta-tester
Have fun,