Inigo Montoya lost to the masked man, so, as Vinzzini instructed, "he said to go back to the beginning."
Well, we all know Vinzzini was a bad guy. So, it makes me wonder, why does everyone need to go back to the beginning? Why a full reset when beta is done?
An alternative reality would let new players come into a well functioning world. People have houses, skills, and are ready to welcome in the rush of new players and provide loving support rather than furiously mining to make the money to buy their best houses. Depending on the number of new players attracted to an always on always open Glitch--this could be great. If invites to the new game are to trickle out, my brilliant argument loses alot of steam. Also, players would need to log in during the first week of the game opening out of Beta or lose their status to keep their stuff. That way you can clear housing stock.
Who's at TS is the Giant who gets Inigo Montoya out of his drunken funk? Just a different idea.