Guys lets be clear here, most other launches actually have the server launch. Sure almost all of them crash or have insane queues, but they at least release on time.
What we got was no pre-patch and a straight up delay. I just want to be clear here that this is not standard and you shouldn't attempt to defend it. The issues they are currently having should have been resolved already but they are suddenly rushing to release the game regardless of how it currently is. I do not know why they made this decision but make no mistake this was absolutely their choice to have the game be delayed like this, not because they feel like it, but because they were not ready.
What we got was no pre-patch and a straight up delay. I just want to be clear here that this is not standard and you shouldn't attempt to defend it. The issues they are currently having should have been resolved already but they are suddenly rushing to release the game regardless of how it currently is. I do not know why they made this decision but make no mistake this was absolutely their choice to have the game be delayed like this, not because they feel like it, but because they were not ready.