But what good did it do?
I just don't respond like that. I think "I guess something unforseen came up and they're trying their hardest to deal with it, this is probably just as annoying for them as the people trying to play the game". Being angry and annoyed just feels unpleasant, and I don't like feeling like that. I just take things easy, if it doesn't work at launch (things often don't in general) then I'll wait a bit and try again.
I'd probably be more annoyed at the game not working if I wasn't going out for a meal and then a night of celebratory drinking with my Karate friends (we all just graded and got new belts. A lot of hard work just paid off and it feels good), and so I was only going to be able to give the game a go for about half an hour anyway.
Origin sucks, I hate having to deal with it (and unlike most people, I do actually have to deal with it rather than just let it run). It serves no purpose in the game at all and is there for purely game-industry-political reasons. And it's just Origin that's not working as evidenced by the people already playing the game. Nothing I say or do will speed up the process to get the game working again, neither will getting angry or ranting.
Yes I'm passive, and take a lot of crap from these companies. I enjoy the game though (again, yes there's a lot wrong with it but it's still better than all current alternatives) so ignore it where I need to. I don't see how being extremely negative about everything all the time would make me feel better.