So, You Want to Monetise Your Game? It's Real Easy...

And I’m afraid to spend money on this game because it’s still in beta. What assurance do I have that the item/service I purchase won’t lose its value, or even become worthless? And with the player base shrinking (less than 600 players online during my usual play hours today as compared to 800-900 less than 3 weeks ago), how confident can anyone be that this game won’t die?

That is something you have to decide for yourself there Capn, you could wait for release and see then.

They won’t wipe though, that is what they said anyway.