A valid concern. Lots of people have been hating on DFO for a long time, for no apparent reason.

Though I do not doubt the game will not be "ready", no MMO ever is. Especially not one worth playing. AC was the closest thing to a decent MMO that was "ready" and even it had many many issues at launch. Lots of assorted small things and odd balancing etc..

Look at EVE, it took a couple years for that game to really become truly viable.. our best hope for DFO is that it doesnt suck technically as bad as SB did... and that the core of ppl who want this style of game stick with it and the devs do like EVE and improve the game over time not like AoC, where the devs try to sink the game as fast as humanly possible.

For who could be free when every other man's humour might domineer over him? - John Locke (2nd Treatise, sect 57)