No, the people who are going to be playing with friends and guildies who didn't get in to test will start on random servers. That is the norm. The majority of those groups have to start fresh, so the testers start over fresh with them as well. The good news is that it is amazingly fast and easy to start over in this game. Just knowing where the good stuff drops is going to let people get back to 50 and be farming dragons and planes within a week. The long term gameplay loop is getting all your AAs done, getting all your classes and races unlocked, and getting the bestest gear to +10. A solid 2-3 months of gameplay in the current game.