This is so boring just waiting for tem to open te closed alpha to everyone
Well yeah, indeed they said they'd open for 12-24 hours, though they did not say it would be the "next 12-24 hours". They just told us about the time it would last once it's opened.
I mean, they could perfectly say tomorrow: We'll begin that 12-24 hours period in the next month.
Though at least, they said that it would be some kind of "preparation" for the open beta, which means it is close.