Daneos coded the event to start automatically and i hope nobody expects him to be ready 24/7...
No he won't have other developer on his site to cover up a full availability, history on another project has shown that there are enough ppl willing to steal the date then.
Yes he could have apologized, although for me it counts as anything can happen with the event if Daneos isn't available. It was already stated with the worst case szenario that it might even be canceled.
Also where to drop the line? Apologize for every little bug there is? For every dc someone gets? You don't want to hear it but as many tell you it is pre open beta.
You can report it, it get's fixed
You have 104 chances to get your dragonballs each year, maybe the majority doesn't see it that big of a deal? Maybe for the majority it was enough to know that the dmg calculations will be fixed again, not needing a fresh skill resett.
I know it sucks, you want something, you want it as soon as possible, you are ready to spend time and hope you make it fast and then something not expectet is happening.
True he could be more caring, give compensation, give a green book when messing up some calculations (for those who really can't wait just 1 week...), talk to the community about the situation with the buggers from the beginng so nobody thinks he just ignores it, giving explenations on white stone nerfing before everyone screams and there are also many things I would do different, but you can never make it right for anyone.
And I rather have him prioritize on the big things that has to be done before releasing the open beta. After all he has his plans and spent years giving us the game back on his own.
Not saying that you should accept everything, you should allways be constructive, but that threads where you are complaining it allways just sounds like egoistical crying and demanding.
Best regards
an assliker