So much for "early access"...

[Zynn]

I can't help but think that maybe, if they would have had a full-time beta test, rather than a skimpy weekend here and there, then maybe they would have discovered these server issues.
Additionally, I got the preorder only because the advertisement stated that we would have early access to the game. It is in writing, in plain English, and no SE fanboy is going to twist words to reinterpret that for me. In order to start getting your money sooner than launch day, so they can start paying their investors, SE opted to have a preorder, with the incentives being early access, some crappy hat and whatever else.
Otherwise, I could have just waited and watched, noticed the poor handling of the issues, and opted to go with a different game, which in retrospect, probably would have been a better idea.

I agree with Keiichi81. In 2013, there is no excuse for crappy MMO launches, if things were done and tested correctly during the development and testing phases of the project.