That's going to be the excuse but if a few days is taken from something that's not suppose to be for years and won't be for the same .. then how is this a problem ..??.. given the fact that a few days will just not take much away from their cause , a cause that will supposedly take years ?

Something more is going on and this isn't adding up .

Maybe the rumors about the servers are true .

Or else this is another case of unspoken words , excuses and bad business practice .

Release it with Hot Fix Alpha then , CCP could even make a petition and see how many would sign it if they believe that people are nagging and being unfair ... something like a vote in a sense and I'm sure that the community will be willing to wait the extra time and you can make a post asking that and see how many would sign it , if that sounds unreasonable .

I'm sure that many will sign that and wouldn't mind the time before the change .

Edit : It's not like the extra time wouldn't help and might just do a greater good .

There were other issues that were missing from the fix list that I'm sure players would appreciate seeing being addressed .

You could check the forums to see most .

A lot were posted after the announcement .