I glanced over the rest of the thread but I will be responding to you only in context of your original post.
I think it is fair for you to feel frustrated by this experience.
It is not immediately apparent but the PS version of the game is at the least a test of patience and at worst a tragedy.
So many post and bug reports only from October and onward but certainly paints the picture of the situation. You’re not alone.
I believe until our respective governments really flesh out consumer protection rights in the gaming sphere we’ll be stuck with situations such as we’re in now. Especially with problematic bad actors like predatory monetization, boardroom theory, early access, pushing out games/patches to meet shareholder expectations, and one of the biggest issues: always online.
Funcom has an opportunity to be better. They don’t have to follow status quo and sometimes they don’t. Hell, we wouldn’t have this (actually amazing) game if they threw in the towel. It NEEDS so much work and there is a wonderfully passionate player base that have stuck around through thick and thin hoping for the potential of what is CE to shine through. From the crazy PVPers to the insane mod creators and worlds the players have created, the amazing builders, content creators and imaginative RPers. Most of us love the game despite its flaws. That doesn’t mean we have to accept the flaws, we can demand and get a stable client.
Funcom appears to have also learned from their mistakes, Dune is being released as a full game rather than early access and they’re not going the route of Black Lotus Bazaar.
Despite the IP, my personal ties to it and love of games, I feel like if I tried CE now I probably wouldn’t play it. I have less patience now than I did in 2017. If it weren’t for being stung by flawed systems and dismissed despite my loyalty, I’d have been a whale. There are many of me.
With all of that said there are incredibly talented and hard working employees behind all this. Beautiful works of art in writing, music, visual art and have improved in many ways over the years. I will give credit where credit is due, each and every single time. However, I point my finger at the people making decisions and remark on what the perception of their legacy is. It’s often disappointing and leaves you feeling betrayed.