Guild Wars 2

“We’ll be expanding the size of the pool of beta testers for future tests. We selected a small number of testers for the first round from our newsletter subscribers. Our next test will use this method as well as the “Portal to the Heart of Maguuma,” an in-game item which has a chance to drop from enemies in Dry Top and the Silverwastes.”

So, this means that, even if I give up on grinding Silverwastes like a madman, I can still get in through the newsletter mailinglist like the last beta, right?

Just in case: Yes, I know that being in the first beta doesn’t guarantee a spot in future beta events.

One thing about the FAQs: The articles, sometimes, take some time to be updated. There are a few out-of-date articles there, as we speak, and this could be another.

Good luck, though.

Most likely they left that line in order to be able to give out beta invitations to people they want (like some of the YT streamers and bloggers), even if they didn’t drop the portal item.

Of course you gotta get the corporate suits in there and hype the expansion once again, so it’s not surprising.