mmorpg's review

[Rane]

The score was fair, but the timing was horrible. It's not that this review comes too early--it would have been fine if it had been released much earlier. The fact is that now is the wrong time for a review like this however you slice it.

MMOs are somewhat unique in that it IS worthwhile to review one months or even years after release since they change over time. Such reviews communicate the current state of the game to potential buyers. As such, this review is at best useless and at worst misleading, as fundamental changes to core gameplay elements will begin to take place within days of its publication.

Whether or not patch 1.18 is a "success" is mostly irrelevant. What matters is that it is initiating large-scale changes that will take place over the course of several months. These are not simple "updates". What MMORPG has done is no different from reviewing the interior of a hotel days before major renovation work begins (and then referring to said renovation as a "rumor").

What they did was amateurish. I doubt that it was a deliberate attack, however. More likely it was an attempt to get their review out the door while it could still technically be considered "valid".

[Abriael]

The score was fair, but the timing was horrible.

I wouldn't even say that the score was fair. The score would have been fair around 6 months ago.