Worthless? Probably a bit harsh…
Not what was anticipated by the player base? Most definitly.
Many Beta Testers put forward countless suggestions about changes & improvements that could be made to the HA in order to increase its usefulness to more players; particularly long term C2P or F2P.
Ultimately tho it is the same old story. Beta Testers make Suggestions; SGG make Decisions.
My suggestions I posted to Beta are in the beta-beat thread Linky Linky Link