That Which He Does Not Play

[Avoidy]

Then I simply ask. WHY continue to fund it dude? No trolls. No bs. Literally just why? If it's THAT bad. If it's THIS terrible why waste money on it dude when there's other things out there? Better ways to apply your time

Speaking as someone who's come from several now-dead MMOs, sometimes when you really love a game and you perceive it going in a bad direction, you'll try to communicate your grievances in the only way you can in hopes that things might turn around. You don't want to drop all the time you put into it, so quitting is your absolute last resort. I remember being in OP's shoes on the old tera forums, knowing that the devs probably weren't reading my posts, but continuing to submit feedback and criticism because I loved the game and didn't want to see it die. The community's opinion of my posts didn't matter to me, as long as someone who could change the game read my feedback (which was echoed by people I talked to in game who never bothered to make forum accounts) and considered it, because they were seriously going down a bad path that had them losing more people each patch. Anyway, nobody ever listened and the game continued to lose players and now it's dead.

IDK what OP's exact grievances are, and I'm not gonna dig through his post-history to find out, but after watching BDO slide off a cliff and tera straight up shut down, I've come to recognize red flags myself. Dumbing down gameplay to fit a broader base is usually a big one. The development team seeming increasingly out of touch with their player-base is another. Sudden lack of communication is another. When you start to see these things in any game, you should point it out imo. If you visit the dps/healer sections, there are threads for days where people complain about their job feeling dumbed down. The dev team seemingly does these things at a whim, even when the players are happy with the job (see: the anxiety over coming drg changes), showing that they're not always in touch with what the players want. And when you come to the forums to complain about it, nobody responds; there hasn't been a staff response in years. Communication comes in the form of live letters, the bulk of which aren't even officially translated.

Sadly, there aren't a lot of other MMO options. I'd bet people who cling to the game while having nothing but criticism for it are secretly hoping things change since there aren't many better options. The MMO genre is in an absolutely dreadful state at the moment. WoW is run by people who molest their employees. BDO is a cash grab. Guild Wars 2 fans are leaving in droves. PSO2 is a hentai lobby game. For the MMO fan, the suggestion that they "Just Quit!" is followed by "and play what, exactly?" WoW? BDO? Guild Wars? lmao. XIV is probably the best mmo on the market, and that is ... scary as hell if you're a fan of the MMO genre.

Not trying to speak for the op, btw. Just sharing my own experiences as someone who used to make threads like these on another game's forums.