I remember when releasing a game in a bad state was frowned upon, as they would have been considered "unfinished". Then day-one patches were frowned upon, because it still looked like the games were unfinished. And now you officially pay full price for an unfinished game and it seems to be okay, because it's labeled "Early Access". That's a really smart move. In the future there will be only "Early Access" games and then after some patches the "full game" will be done, at which point no more updates will be released. Developers may be on the secure side now, but it's sad that players seem to be embracing this practice.
Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.
