Quote Originally Posted by Shipp View Post
Did it come at a bad time? Yes. However, if this patch hadn't been delayed twice, then this review wouldn't have come at such a bad time.
Since the review has been delayed 10 months, they could have just delayed it more in order to keep it relevant.
That's what anyone with integrity would have done.

Don't kid yourselves into thinking that this review is what's going to hurt the game. The game is already hurting and you should be glad that they've said they will re-review it later this year AFTER the patches and that it got a higher score than quite a few previous reviews.
Honestly the hope is that this particular writer won't be allowed to taint the name of journalist anymore. Considering that they didn't review the game at launch, reviewing it four days before a major patch promising another review later simply doesn't make the slightest sense. Just wait for relevant changes to be made and then post a review. They already missed the train to review the game in it's launch state.

Edit: Also, it's kind of hard to say the author hates SE if you actually read the article.
Considering the widespread use of hyperbole in the review to add dramatization to the negative points, either she does, or she just copy pasted some hyperbolic forum posts without actually playing the game.

Or she's completely unable to get a point across without the use of hyperbole, in which case she should look for a different job.