Gamers have acquired the game early somehow or another, and Epic has decided to make sure that they don’t get a head start afterall. While a lot of gamers who possess the game early may have already unlocked a ton of achievements, their position on the leaderboards will be whiped clean for the start of the game.
Joe Graf has stated that, "They will be reset multiple times between now and launch." It’s nice to know that Epic has finally given word out that the gamers will be given a fair shot at their place high up on the leaderboards.
[Thanks to our forum member L1L_Nasty for tipping us]