Theres also a problem with high exp etc cant really test economy with gold drop etc currency worth from things and such.
i think beta should be open for all or atleast more players i see around 20 online from 40?
I think open is more worth since theres more players that gives more % chance to find maybe bugs and problems. I can remember pretty good that when u startet the server there were alot of problems with missing quests chests rewards not only this.
I also think that Ascalon will never succeed if you wont have a good staff team that is continuous working on the server to add content weekly or all 2 weeks atleast.
Players are so crazy they get lvl 400 in 1 week idk how maybe gamer life or something ^^ but thats the truth you have to face.
You can do so many betas as u want or start server up and down all 2 months it wont help.
Without a good team like mappers gamemasters cms making events etc it wont stay long like always.
Look Fare really respect that guy he had work family alot shit to do and still he kept server alive longer then 6 months. We had 30 players online everyday that was enough we all had fun as hell we knew each other like a little tibia family lol.
@Fare the 1 man Army
Anyway with the time players get bored u need to add content as"Developer" I say so since you create something a Game customized etc.
You need a team that sticks with you for long time!. to add alot stuff.
I also said already 2 times dunno if someone saw that with Archivment points daily challeges thats also missing on ascalon that would help too makes more fun to play and login everyday.
Lets hope for a better ascalon!