Doesn't really matter in this case. BioWare is getting everyone to use the upcoming DA website so everyone can input their choices from past games and have a DAI friendly "choice list" that will be compatible with the new game. They're actually NOT allowing any save imports from past games, everything goes through this new Dragon Age Keep website, which should be going live in October. You can read it for yourself there, the FAQ confirms no save imports, so if you want to ge...
Unfortunately, the beta is already over. They had a three day beta earlier in the month. I managed to get in and liked what I saw. There's still no release date on the game, but there was a cryptic remark from the devs about not deleting the beta client just yet, so maybe there's a chance they will do more stress testing.