I have to give it to Bill...he really knows how to shovel it, when tough questions are being asked.

The timing of the "big launch day nerf" and now the MT'ing of full Recons, amoung other things strongly suggest to many of us, that Cryptic is only seems to be it for the fast buck. This is no conspiracy, no tin foil hats, no trying to find smoke on a Mosshide Gnoll, Mr. Roper...the game already speaks volumes to this effect.

Now I understand that games are ultimately developed to make money. I do not dispute this in the least. But how a devs approach this speaks to how well it will do. One has to compare the launch of WoW 5 years ago to the launch of CO 3 months ago. I can attest and I suspect many others can that Blizz had a very different approach of putting quality first and making big gains in the long term. Where CO is most definitely lacking in this - even by Mr. Roper's own admission in the article - and quite opposite to Blizz's approach. This is what makes the difference. And all the screaming CO fanbois will never change this fact.

That being said, I will add CO itself is still pretty good. But as stated by many before, it lacks polish by miles. And probabley due because this game's proprietors wants to make a quick turn around. Very unfortunate indeed.