So 1.0 owners have to start paying the monthly fee immediately?

[Alhanelem]

Too bad that in 90% of my posts my outlook on the game is extremely positive.

Then why are you blowing such a small issue (and one that would argue isn't actually an issue at all) so massively out of porportion if your outlook is so positive. the tone of most of your posts has been extremely angry.

This ISN'T A BIG DEAL. First, I don't agree with the position that they're breaking a promise. (For one, they never said "we promise....", they simply gave a rough timeline, which as I recall did include statements that the contents of the chart are subject to change) But even if I did, it is such a minor misgiving that I'm totally willing to forgive them for it because I've already gotten so much free enjoyment out of the game (I really don't give a rats behind whether it's finished or not- it's still free and it's still fun).

They NEVER said anywhere: "We promise that everyone will get a free trial, that will last X time as per industry standard, as well as an Early Access period of 1 week as per industry standard. Cross our hearts and hope to die."

There is a difference between slapping a few words on a future-predicting chart (that was mostly wrong well before the beta ever actually started) and actually making a PROMISE.

Now that they have to pull out the credit card in order to even try the game, I'm not quite sure most of them will. The percentage will undoubtedly lower, and not by a little.

Nobody has to pull out their card just to try the game. The beta more than plenty constitutes a way to try the game out for free. Does the beta have all the content? No. But what free trial actually gives you all the content or lasts long enough to actually play all the content if it does have it all?

I really need to get going to bed, but have fun being angry at everyone else here for a trivial issue that should not have blown up into an 8 (or 16, if you are 10 posts per page) page thread.