I'd rather not have bugs that tank the fps that require me to shut off my system, better voice acting that makes people want to just turn on the japanese voice acting, a handheld mode (if it's on the switch) that doesn't have the worst image quality of any first party game likely this gen at least from a higher budget title, and characters that don't look ripped from a budget jrpg. Fix that and the rest I'll let fly. Hopefully X2 will be better.

I think you hit it on the head though. You easily get enough gear and XP to not require grinding. It's only a conscious decision of wanting things that the game makes you work for it. If you want the best skell, you're going to have to work for it, but you readily get skells,  hell you even get a free one. You can master a class tree or two easily, but if you want to master them all you gotta work for it. You'll easily pick up adequate armor and weapons, if you want the best though, ect.

As for the probes, it's not like they didn't serve a function (fast travel). They also served other functions like miranium mining, and revenue which again only really effects the player if they want to get those sweet extras. Is it so much to ask someone to tap A when setting up a fast travel spot? This is super nitpicky if you ask me.

mine will arrive tomorrow...  I cannot wait... lemme know how is it on TV mode...

I haven't encountered any bugs that tank the FPS below 25fps. I agree that NOA needs to stop being lazy and do a proper localization with the VA. I don't play this one in handheld mode, but I can agree with that. 500p in handheld is disappointing. Character designs aren't part of the technical aspect of the game, though. That's what I was ranting about. 

It isn't just memory steaming that is tanking the framerate.
The game is just too big for the standard Switch.

No, looking at Digital Foundry, the bad framerate troubles look very much like a bug.  I've seen similar things before.  It is most likely caused by the engine failing to completely purge unnecessary data from previously loaded levels/regions when exiting them.  Large worlds like the Titans are made up of segments that are loaded in as you move towards them and unloaded as you move away.  It seems the game is failing to properly do that in certain specific areas.  Other games have had similar issues on PS4 and Xbone.  This should be a patchable issue.  Just a question of if they will.  

Oh I've already played a lot in TV mode. It's very, very inconsistent. The anti-aliasing used makes things occasionally blury near characters. The framerate can go down to 20 when you go near a town and then around 25 when in it until it evens out to 30 again.  The game sometimes looks really bad but other times looks amazing. You'll have to see for yourself but I do think it looks very good at times