Why does the new inventory UI show less items on Expanded than before?

[Commander_Justitia]

So playing WoW, I've had a display showing my 136-slot inventory and my 210-slot bank open at the same time displaying all their slots at once and my computer's memory has not burst into flames. "Memory issues" with displaying an entire inventory at once doesn't pass the smell test.

Sure if you do it right at the start, you wont have so big problems later but it probably takes way longer. I don't think they had that time for 2.0.
It's not the first time they do something weird because of engine/code limitations. You want them to put the money/time in new content or new engine/fixes you will most likely never see or notice much, but could make things way easier in the distant future?
I wonder what would be all possible if they release a new mmorpg with all the experience they gathered now, but mmorpg were not exactly topseller in the last years, mobile games were much more profitable. I still doubt it will happen, but I see a gap for a big one in a few years, current top mmorpg getting really old

[Callinon]

Sure if you do it right at the start, you wont have so big problems later but it probably takes way longer. I don't think they had that time for 2.0.
It's not the first time they do something weird because of engine/code limitations. You want them to put the money/time in new content or new engine/fixes you will most likely never see or notice much, but could make things way easier in the distant future?
I wonder what would be all possible if they release a new mmorpg with all the experience they gathered now, but mmorpg were not exactly topseller in the last years, mobile games were much more profitable. I still doubt it will happen, but I see a gap for a big one in a few years, current top mmorpg getting really old

I'm not seeing this as a problem that'll improve if they just ignore it. Systemic design problems are only going to magnify over time if they aren't fixed.

Honestly, I should be able to specify how I want my inventory displayed. Maybe I desperately want 10 tabs of 14 slots each. Maybe I want 1 tab of 140 slots (I do), or 2 of 70 or 1 with 100 and 1 with 40. There's no good reason to deny me that level of customization. Telling me "yeah we know you had this and were fine with it, but now it's this, it's worse, and you can suck me" is not a great user experience.