People can only reserve their frustration for so long. True, launches are almost always riddled with issues. But when those very issues are carry-overs from the most recent beta, that is when the play field changes. This is supposed to be a launch-ready client. Early access for the retail game. Some folks have only been able to get into the actual game for a few hours, while others still haven;t been past the 1017 error, or an endless "cannot find character list or NA/EU server list" screen. I can only imagine how bad it is for people who actually bought the game to be able to enjoy the early-release. I invited some friends to join our LS who've never played XIV before, and they bought the pre-order to get into EA. They have been trying to get in since 2am on the 24th, and have played a total of maybe 3 hours, regardless of their attempts. Makes me feel horrible for even asking them to join in.

What is killing everything is the total lack of communication from SE. If we had more visibility, more of a connection, someone telling us they are working on it and understand what is going on as well as our frustrations, that would be different. And I am not talking about the obligatory "we are aware of the issue, please continue to support us" post. We need acknowledgement and interaction. The ball is in SE's court, let's see what happens.