| There was another lesson reinforced by the entire fiasco that was Vanguard. A shitty beta will equate into a shitty game. There is no magical button to be pushed that "fixes everything" at release. So if you still have massive holes in your beta and you're only 2 months out from release, then you may as well kiss your game goodbye.
As much shit as Blizzard gets with their reputation of constantly delaying and pushing back the release date of games, it's certainly a lot better than the alternative you see from other companies.
So please, remember this lesson when 3 years from now the board is hyped up about some MMO, it has a terrible beta, and you have the next generation of fanboys for that game claiming "ITS OK ITS ONLY BETA!". Remember Vanguard, and remind them that it's not okay. | 