thats the way it goes when a game/mod is on its way to the release, new guys come and immediatly start asking release date questions, thats the way it is now, and so will it be over 5 years. nothing you cant do about it, only way is to either ignore it, or be pollied and answer their questions.
ESF beta 1.2 will be out when its done, as its not out right now, its not done yet. just wait and have some patience.
the team will announce a release date when its grey tested and there arent bugs/polisheble thing left