State of the game?

[ntall1]

I want to play this game and have not bought a copy yet, I've been reading the forums to see if the game has gotten better since all the early access hogwash. Should I wait a week or so to buy and start my free month as to avoid wasting time not being able to play?

Wait a week. If you have friends that created characters during open beta, or early access you will not be able to get on the same server as them. Safe yourself a huge amount of frustration and just wait to see if this all gets fixed.