This Needs to Be Said

[Granyala]

I'm sorry in advance, but having just fully returned recently and now seeing the news, I really need to get this off my chest. What is it with the devs and their obsession with Diadem-like gameplay? What is with this vision of theirs about this that they keep beating it into the player base?

Because it is "content" that is extremely easy to design.
Think about it: instead of having to design a complex dungeon with new mobs, new abilities, new art etc, they can just re-use art assets, mob models and abilities in game.
Then they slap a braindead grind onto it so players are "occupied" for a long time and put a shiny carrot at the end.

Maximum player "engagement" (didn't work for my group, we fell asleep and abandoned the content) for minimum effort.
THAT is why they have a fetish for this crap. It's pure economic thinking.

Yes, SE I said "crap" because this is a SUBSCRIPTION MMO. I expect more ingenuity and effort for the kind of cash we throw at you compared to some Free to play asia grinder.