To all of these forum goers that continue to whine and criticize....PLEASE STOP. Most of you seem entirely ignorant of the way BETAS work.
THIS IS NOT A DEMO. THIS IS NOT A FINISHED PRODUCT. I've been in a number of Betas, most of them in which the developers weren't NEARLY as communicative or involved with the testers, and they all turned out significantly better than the last beta run were. You all should have seen World Of Warcraft before launch. You would've sworn it would go down in flames (I certainly had my doubts). Starcraft? Had serious growing pains. I was even one of the lucky few that managed to beta test Lord of the Rings Online and I'll tell you, I considered canceling my pre-order based on my experiences.Upon release? Yeah, it was way, way, way better.
Bottom line: I'm not going to say that this game is perfect right now, but IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE. If it sucks on release, which is something I really, really doubt, THEN DON'T BUY IT! No more discussions of whether or not Elemental is "Ready for Prime Time" or what have you. Just continue to contribute constructive criticism and TEST THE BETA, SUPPOSED BETA TESTERS.
/end rant.
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