OP actually has a point. PWE already alienated a number of would be players with a week full of issues, to take the servers down during the busiest time is just not wise. F2P games depend on a large audience and if they're pushing people away you can say "fine, hey we don't need them." which is good for you that you don't…
Update 15: The launcher is currently working correctly, but not displaying any information. Please login normally! Last edited by sominator; Yesterday at 01:46 PM. So is this even being looked into since yesterday or they still going with "working correctly" ?
Sounds about right really. Kind of what you get with a F2P game and a company like PWE, but then again it is only open beta. Of course if you treat all your beta testing as a chance to sell early access and make a quick buck...
Have to say this may have been avoided with actual Beta testing instead of selling early access. Fanbois will be fanbois and will play no matter what but if you drive away even a portion of potential players on a F2P game you've made a mistake.