Oh it wasnt just one person, it was multiple people in multiple threads claiming it was ILLEGAL to delay SL now that they had announced the release date. It amazes me how short peoples memories are, but it absolutely 100% was a thing.
For some perspective - there are countless people also claiming the 6month sub + "free" item is done every 6 months, even though the last one was only like 3 months ago.
Honestly, go back and have a look at a few of the threads discussing SL launch possibly being in 2021 and it was mocked and laughed at by most. Im not saying it WILL be 2021 for sure, all im saying is the delay is a MASSIVE setback, that clearly shows Blizzard are extremely unhappy with the product. Recently, Blizzard have shown to be quite happy to release a broken ass wow patch/expansion rather than delay, so it makes me wonder just how bad it is.
Each persons perspective of how "broken" it is could be just a tiny slice of the pie.
Not to mention balancing issues with the gap being close to 40% between top and bottom. On some specific fights, its as much as 70% gap. Same skilled players, same ilvl, same fight experience. I do try to avoid the balancing rabbit hole for a few reasons - firstly, they are "working on it", so im happy to wait for the 'final product'. Secondly, its pre-patch, so who really cares if balance is bad, so long as it is fixed by launch.
However, it does bring up some major concerns for me regarding the bold on systems in SL - the way i see it, they will not be undertaking any major reworks of any classes now, so its pretty much what you see is what you get. What i fear they will do is try to use the bolt on systems to compensate for weaker specs, and given how the systems work in SL - i just see that being an absolute clusterfuck.