Several times a boss dropped a rare item that was class specific to the class I was playing and I was the only one playing that class and someone who couldn't even use the item won. It's literally ridiculous that someone can win an item they have no intention of using or even the ability to use it over someone who wants…
They're just calling it an OPEN BETA so they can get away with neglecting bugs and terrible AI for companions. Pull your head out of yourself. For all intensive purposes this is the official launch. If it wasn't, there would be a character wipe after open beta and things would revert back to a fresh start.