Quote Originally Posted by MomomiMomi View Post
I see 1, 4 and 5 as cons.
Why do you even play this game if the core fundamentals it's built on don't appeal to you?
This game is made from the very beginning (at least 2.0) to make older content trivial while forcing you to keep playing in order to reach the required iLv of the newest content. This is exactly why the current patch cycle is what it is and that we get new content on a regular and frequent basis.

Maybe you have nostalia glasses on, but there's no way a game company running a MMORPG in our day and age will ask their players to continue playing years old content on a daily routine.
SE tries to add some stuff to make us go queuing in old content from time to time, but that's clearly dedicated to help new players grow.

... I mean, complaining about vertical progression in a game specificaly built on it seems a bit off.