I haven't paid, because I'm just a student and I don't have that kind of money to throw around. Moreover, I work in fast food, so I can appreciate JohnnyBoy's analogy. But I think he's wrong.
From what I've seen (and I've followed things here since before the tech preview was out), a better analogy would be going to get a cheeseburger at a new place in town, then having to wait for half an hour, and then they tell you that they're out of cheese, so it will just have to be a hamburger, and then you get it with the bun squished... and also, missing a pickle. If there was a wait and the product came and was entirely worth it, the best cheeseburger ever, it would be fine. If there was little wait and the product came with a very small number of flaws that could be fixed in a timely manner (by the analogy, asking for a new cheeseburger because they messed up the first one, and then actually receiving one), then it might be fine.
For many, one of these failures would make the initial visit bearable but not enjoyable, and probably ensure that no repeat visit would ever be made. Multiple failures, however, make even the initial visit unpleasant in every respect, and not only ensure that no repeat visit will ever be made, but also likely result in a personal smear campaign against whichever business was responsible for the failure. In fast food, we fear this. Planetside should too.
Extend the analogy as you will. I'm waiting for something cool to happen - if it ever does, then I might buy. If it doesn't, then I never expect to have anything to do with Planetside, if it could even survive beyond such a massive failure.