I enjoyed my non-773 Polaris experience to Europe. It's certainly frustrating that the roll out of the hard-product is taking so long; but I found the FAs to be friendly and happy to provide the service. We've booked a Polaris flight to BCN in January through EWR rather than AA's 777 through JFK. I find the old PMCO seats pretty comfortable. More so than BA-J, which was the other option.
Thanks for sharing!