I really think the level cap issue hasn't been handled that well by bungie. If they don't have plans to up the cap before the beta ends, then I think it's a real misstep on their part. I understand their concern about revealing too much before the actual release and people feeling like they've seen it all before, but I think that's misplaced. If the progression is really that limited for the full game, people are going to be disappointed [i]anyway[/i]... I know they've said that there's plenty of ways to progress after the levelcap, so I think that's what we should be looking forward to for the retail game. I played the alpha, and I've already completed the new story missions and that took me to the level cap. Right now I'm trying to find reasons to play the beta, because it's not much different than what I've already seen. If they upped the level cap, or just gave us the ability to switch to the other subclasses, THAT would be a reason to continue to play and create characters for all classes again. That's what I and many others really want to see... I really want to see what the new hunter blade dancer looks like, and the extra titan subclass also looks really cool, but since it's locked, I haven't even bothered creating a titan character because bungie has been mum about whether any of this is going to carry over to the retail game...If this beta is at all about balancing classes and special abilities, they should have all subclasses unlocked so they can see how it all interacts for PvP and if anything is overpowered/underutilized....I would think that would be a big part of their beta if they care at all about the competitive multiplayer component. There are rumors that the level cap will be upped when xbox gets access, I really hope they are true...