I listened to Syvo and his take is that it is not a full Tier 3. He feels that as long as they give enough time for new players to play Tier 1 and 2 to reach the low version of Tier 3 it should be fine. I guess he means it depends on when they launch the next patch of the rest of Tier 3.
Apparently with the partial release you will not be able to gear up like you would if it was full Tier 3 release. He places a lot of faith is Smilegate I think we will have to see how it goes,
I do think that most Content Creators will do well if people have to watch a ton of guides to learn what to do with the latest info. I think they may have a vested interest in some Tier 3 being available earlier. Though I think Syvo is not someone in that category.