i resent that - its not true at all. what are you to know how often the beta testers are playing? just because you or anyone you knew didnt get to beta test does not mean that the beta testers knew nothing of mta. every VC version has required an updated version from 0.2. just like every other version, 0.5 is an open beta. we all are testers. issues may have been missed by the beta testers but thats where the community helps out. a good example is the radar bug - during clsoed beta tests nothing came up, but after a public play they located the problem. the only difference is that this time, trx is finding it difficult to locate them, which is evidently causing the delay. whether the project has been suspended or not we are not sure - but the point is, is that they are trying to focus on blue, in which bugs will be much more practical to track down.
I think I understood what he meant. He meant the MTA team should of picked those people that play everyday, and go look for bugs that they could have found and fixed before 0.5, but instead, MTA chose guys from irc or ones that hardly play anymore. I don't want to say the 0.5 testers were bad, but those glitches could have been found before the version was released.
About this version losing players, its true. I somewhat believe that people are getting tired of vc, but if 0.5.5 were to be made which is a whole new experience, everyone would like vc all over again. If these problems that noobs can't fix were solved, there would also be some more players. This version has confused and frustrated many new people from playing that something needs to be done about it.