Due to confusion in both documentation and process, plus my aging eyesight, I have decided to go ahead and rename our "TessEQ2Dev" server to "EQ2Emu DB Project" - this way it is truly it's own entity and cannot be confused with "Tess" when we tell players to sign up and test stuff out.
For the community at large: EQ2Emu DB Project Server is where we (DB and Content Teams) will be developing content from here out. This is a LOCKED server, so try to avoid creating characters on there which will only be purged.
As stated in the project update, when we deem a zone is completed enough for players to test out, that zone will be moved to TessEQ2 ("Tess") and eventually, released via the update service. We do not plan to release content until we're closer to EQ2Emulator Open Beta, which is still a ways off. But I promise, it is coming.