to me most of the people that are staying and hoping the game gets better are only staying because it is free. i mean look at the vast majority of players that quit the game and it was FREE. the people that quit and say they will come back when it is more fun and sign in for a few minutes every patch only sign in because it is free. how many people that quit the free game do you think will pay a monthly fee to continue checking to see if the game is better?

personally i would not pay for the game at this point, but i will gladly pay for it once the game has enough content to enjoy.