Shane responded to the flood of commentary in this thread:
Ok, this thread is getting out of hand. I'll go on record and say I'm as just as frustrated in many ways as any of you are. Yes, the ship date and the toolset beta are interlinked. And while it probably seems like PR speak the reality is that the beta test has actually been *VERY* helpful for us. The dev team has made a number of changes that the community has brought to our attention. The game and the toolset release are getting pushed back so that there is time to implement these things.
And for those of you are annoyed we put up a countdown clock to soon, we apologize. The whole idea behind the pre-sell toolset release was to get people excited not to frustrate people even more.
I won't deny that this has been something of a bumpy road, but we're almost at the end of the road so your continued patience even in the face of frustration is very much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Shane
