
Let it also be known that Defiance was an EXTREMELY ambitious project for Trion to pick up in the first place. Not only did they create an MMO that extends across multiple platforms, but they
introduced MMOs to the Xbox platform, which wasn't even necessarily built to run such a large game. So if you were serious about this game in and of itself, it probably wasn't even a good idea to get it on Xbox in the first place.
In addition, though, Trion has
beautifully created the first successful FPSMMO to date, and though I'm no game developer, I imagine that this is no easy feat.
I do agree though that patches definitely should not set a game back. Hell, I came to this game from CoH after it got shut down, and I've never had any problems with patches in the slightest, so I've been just as frustrated as the OP with Defiance. However, I think it's important to recognize that the entire idea of MMOs is that the game grows and evolves over time; so expecting the game to be perfect right from the start is kind of a **** attitude.
Let's just remember that the game is going to get fixed, and just because it's not ready right when you want it to be, doesn't mean that you should bash it in the way that you are.