I, myself, cannot and will not speak on behalf of the teams judgement on how they host - i believe none of us can, other than them.
But i feel they are providing what they possibly can to the community to let them enjoy what is on offer. The days are dark, and with ever looming questions about the legal issues, server costs, and alike - what ever their doing is to provide some sunshine in a lot old COH and New players alike.
I hope you understand the word "test" is in term, just to justify the progressive period, along with the uncertainty down the road.
Take what you will, but understand - the community is happy, and its run by fans - issues will come and go, and sooner than later things, i hope, will settle.