You are right it isn't painful, however I have no clue where you are coming up with the instant-gratification as it is apparent that the dev team and BW as a whole have no clue as to how to do things that even resemble what the MAJORITY consider a timely fashion. And for any who don't believe what I say, then just keep watching as the server pops go down and down (as they already have since launch) and this game eventually fails because it is no longer profitable for the company to upkeep. I won't even wait around with a cup of "I told you so", cause its not worth it. I find it amusing to compare the fan-boys to the musicians that went down on the sinking Titanic as they will still be swallowing what the dev's produce still, as the game goes down.