Legitimate question: How are we being compensated for the expansion atrocity?

[Higashikata]

Square needs to make this right.

[Bongaboi]

There most likely will not be any compensation because this is early access. This is not the official launch day. While not beta, early access is still a way of stress testing servers and early content, Because they need to know ahead of time if the game will be stable on the launch day for the entirety of the playerbase, not just those that decided to come in for early access.

Does it suck? yes. I'm stuck with the majority at the moment. Even with the content block, this is still a VERY good launch. I've seen mmo and xpac launches over my decade+ of online gaming that were so horrific that they caused damage to some peoples' computers, but were still successful in the long run.

THIS. The reaction that has resulted as a result of Cold Steel's cold shoulder means that SE have work to do up to the 20th.

[Ranhansha]

I can't believe how many people accept Early Access = Test
I mean, how difficult is it to confuse two very clear words as "EARLY" and "ACCESS" with Test?
Early access means we get to play the full game before the rest, hence the word "early".
Don't make up excuses or forgive them for abusing our trust. It is self explanatory.