Quote Originally Posted by TouchandFeel View Post
Like PsychicKoala said, we probably won't get a solid answer until after the server issues are fixed, but in Yoshida's latest letter he did mention that they are looking into some form of player reward to make up for the problems such as extending the free-to-play period.
Well there's your answer, SE has never been shy about player compensation. 1.0 players got to play that horrible game free for months.