The DEV's and GM's know what to do. The moment they seen that there is something happening outside their game (quite possibly thanks to a post of a community member, sorry forgot your name) did everything to accommodate the new players. That shown that they want the game to succeed, no matter if is it for economical reasons or other, and at the same time be human enough in everything they do. They will not please everyone, sometimes they won't please even the majority of the players, but they will do what they think is right. When an issue is raised, it will be taken care of in one way or another. The limited resources they have only made things go slower and not at a lower quality. I hope they are going to get a test server soon from the (I hope) influx of money from new subs.
Big kudos to everyone involved in creating perpetuum the way it is today and kudos for everyone from EVE being patient and not ragequiting the second there are some problems, hope you are here to stay.
My last shout out is to everyone helping the new people in ways of sharing experience, NIC, bots, mods and other ways I can't think of right now. Even if some of you think that CIR is trying to zerg it out by buying loyalty or that the lolpirates are making a push for new members and their little lolplans. That doesn't matter. It only shows that the game can be played in more that one, valid way.
<GargajCNS> we maim to please