Quote Originally Posted by Zanarkand-Ronso View Post
I don't play those games so I can't answer that question. All I know is WoW is currently hurting because of bad choices that effect the actual game, things that make FFXIV players defensive whenever someone from WoW pitches an idea from their game that could/should be in FFXIV. ESO is loved but could be doing better, and I hear nothing about Black Desert except OOO pretty.

Neat, my argument is that Aesthetics shouldn't be the core focus. The game should be.
If the game suffers, aesthetics won't mean anything. There is nothing wrong with making cool and silly things on the side, but prioritizing them hurts a game more then helps it.
This is a disconnect. You claimed a smart investor would invest in quality. They would not, they will invest in what makes them money. "Just aesthetics" makes them money. I will now quote my edit right before your post.

Quote Originally Posted by SturmChurro View Post
The truth is, they took nothing from players, and didn't focus on these new races at the expense of the quality of the game, rather they focused on the quality of the game over the new races. That is why they are so limited.
I consider "just aesthetics" a part of the games overall quality.