It always amazes me how ready people are to defend a crap product. Would you use an airplane, a car, an x-ray or even your microwave at home with software developed according to Larians standards? Would you be like, ohh we just need to give them more time? Probably not, because by then a lot of people would have died due to a crappy development process and non-existant quality assurance.
People paid for their product, they paid 100%, they deserve a 100% working product in return. That is called work ethic. If you buy a car you won't wait for a year and 6 patches to get the air condition working and to use gears above 4, you return the car and get your money back. And don't start with "it is complex, it is not their fault". Yes, it is. 100%.
Personally, I feel that I've gotten more than my fair share of entertainment for the price I paid. Although, it's worth noting that I purchased the game way back during early access, meaning that I understood I was purchasing a game that was under development.
That said, I can understand where you're coming from. I don't think your examples are entirely without merit. The spirit of what you're saying is very clear. There's much to be said about the importance of getting what you paid for.
Still. While I understand your position, I don't ultimately agree with you. Some responsibility must fall on the buyer in this case, surely. No one hid that patches and hotfixes would be forthcoming. Any amount of research into the matter would have indicated that bugs were likely to be a part of the purchase. So, this is a "buyer beware" situation, wherein a certain due diligence is to be expected of the buyer. Caveat emptor, right?
