by the reasoning of the OP, the advantage is also in favor of those with higher download speeds with a launch like this (ie no pre-downloading). Those with the faster speeds get in game quicker etc. If anything these issues are equalizing the field a tiny bit for people with poor download speeds to actually catch up while the ones that are done downloading are stuck waiting trying to get into servers... it's like nature is finding its own balance.. haha. Thanks for your patience and happy sailing!
I'm with the optimists, thinking these are just placeholders and they will expand the diversity in the future. I'm okay with its current setup at this stage.. day one of early access..