So what date are the servers coming back?
Doesn't work like that unfortunately, as much as we'd love to do things "properly" that word has so many different definitions depending on who it is.
If you asked me, we did things properly. Charging for early access to OUR SERVERS during development for a bit more high fidelity port of 17 servers, is completely sane. We pay for A LOT of locations, added additional features, cater to the community unlocking limitations and improvements to the overall ecosystem we're developing. Generating revenue in the community for creators in our community by commissioning paid work, videos, bringing back content creators, etc.
Doing things "properly" often requires us to dumb these things down and kill the progression because we understand 2K17 and other titles is a wave of influence. It's coming and it'll go and while we can, we'd love to create a massive impact upon those who are involved. Not reveal 2K17 to Millions of users and only be able to support 1-2,000... doesn't work when there's the world sought after playing what you're creating. We chose to rise up to the demand instead of disappointing and relying on you to find potentially unsafe alternatives.