I thought the review was fair, if you take it from the point of view of your average mmo shopper's first impression. Which is exactly what it is. Although it is truly a shame that it couldn't have waited until after September when most the major overhauls should have had time to be implemented.

I expect after the one year marker, we will likely have many revisit reviews.

The way I see it, most the reviewers come into the game with high expectation of greatness, and come away with an impression of a game that still needs a bit more work.
Most the player base invested in this game all agree the game needs a bit more work and have high expectations of greatness for it in the end.