Developers put their lives into a project, but something unexpected always happen. The only problem is that MMO games are huge and extremely complex, and these little bugs can morph to exponential proportions. However, there is hope. I have been able to beta test Motor City Online this week, EA's fine MMO racing game. I can only say kudos to EA, as they did a very nice job.
Servers are rather stable, lag is minimal and they already reached important beta milestones.
It's looking like a very successful launch so far. I think that companies are slowly starting to learn from their mistakes, and the mistakes of their competition. Sony's no different. In order to help Verant, stay involved in the PS scene and we'll see how things go next year, in PS's beta test. I don't have all the specifics, but it did break down kills beyond just a total count.