Thi is nonsense.. This is NOT beta anymore..

[Skylendor]

I'll state it again, since people only ever read the last page of any thread:

We paid for early access. It's not a beta. It is the FINISHED RETAIL PRODUCT. SE is absolutely responsible for how shitty this EA has been. There's no argument about it. That's what they promised, and either they're guilty of false advertising, or their EA (which again, is effectively a three day early FULL LAUNCH) has been absolute shit thus far.

Second, why people are comparing it to other launches is absurd. First of all, you don't strive to be like your competitors in business, you strive to be better, because better product = more sales. The fact that you people are excusing this sad excuse for a launch by saying "they're all shitty" is just sheer insanity. As the consumer, you decide on the quality of the product you buy. If it's bad, don't buy it. Don't just be satisfied because it's "not worse" than any other launch you've experienced.

Also, aren't we supposed to learn from our mistakes? If game launches have been this bad for 5, 10, however many years, why are more people not complaining?????????????? These launches continue to be shitty because these companies don't have to put any effort into them. The ignorant, mindless fanboy masses will still stand in lines 500 strong and THROW their money at them. You're not getting anything you don't ask for, so start asking for what you paid for.

For the record, I think this is far and away the most fun MMO I've ever played. I think the controls on the PS3 are very well thought out, very natural and easy. I think the gameplay is engaging and thrilling and wonderful. I think the crafting system is brilliant.

The problem is, those things don't matter when the server is down. The lobby screen isn't so beautiful that I want to look at it for 3 hours. And don't tell me to go do something else. I paid for a service, and I expect that service. To have 2 emergency maintenance in the first 24 hours of launch is laughable.

EDIT:

Anyone who deluded themselves into thinking a HEADSTART is "release" for an mmo obviously have never been through MMO headstarts before. The headstart is a perk that the dev's throw our way for those of us willing to preorder. It is no more than another beta test that allows the users to carry over character information to the live release. EVERY mmo headstart had downtime and maintenance for numerious bugs. Aion, Rift, SWTOR i could go on and on with all the mmo whose headstarts ended up being mostly downtime. If this is your first mmo headstart then let this be a lesson to you. Its nothing more than another beta test. Expect it next time.

This made me lol. Another poor shlub calling this another beta. Settle for your subpar product.