Sorry everyone, we prematurely opened access to the playtest in hopes that you might pre-load the current client. Unfortunately, the actual playtest build won't be released until our originally scheduled Friday August 19 start date. Although the 'Play Now' button will appear on the store page you will receive an error message when you try to install it. We hope to have the build ready for everyone by 8PM Eastern Daylight Time and you will be able to properly play the alpha test at that time. Sorry for the confusion.
We'll try to keep everyone informed as the time approaches. You can join us on our discord channel at https://discord.gg/3rz2yJwXdD for the latest updates.