I think there's actually very little wrong with the game at this juncture.
Sure, "balance" has a metric *** of issues thanks to Alf (demob immunity, ictus nerfbatted into the ground, EW nerfs, etc etc). That's a HUGE issue, but aside from that it's pretty much good.
It would be nice to see Beta 2's get a face-lift with terminals.
More frequent new content & features is what has the highest chance to bring people to this game. Rehashing the balance won't do it at this point, although it needs to be done "behind the scenes on the backburner" to reverse-engineer this nuclear fallout Alf left you with.
P.S.
Pretty much every time you see someone whining on the forums about Beta, take a peek in-game and check the following was true in the past month;
a) When they owned it, it was great
b) When they lost it, it was bad
c) When they couldn't get it back, its terrible change the game boohoo.
Then ignore that feedback. Seriously I'm not kidding. Too much damage has already been done by 2-3 emotional wrecks spilling their frustrations into the forums with batsh*tstupid ideas.
P.P.S.
This message is dedicated to The Poodle, long may he bark.