Aye, but as seasoned mates we will be the unoffical Community Leaders of the game. We can tell newbies how to play and give hints. We can, but we don't have to.
I still think testers deserve a treat. We have suffered through all the glitches and lagging and we help them refine the game. Why can't the few of us (how many beta testers are there anyway?) get a year of bug free play. I don't see why we can't have some high level pirates in the game when it goes public. As long as they don't take adfvantage of the newbies...why not?