Square Enix, Are we really just pretending that WoW isn't running laps around you?

[Ardeth]

I largely agree with this. We aren't there yet, but it's trending pretty heavily that way.

The frustrating thing is that apparently everyone but the devs can see it coming. Unfortunately that means they're going to have the learn the hard way instead of avoiding it.

It's hard not to see it. The game hasn't changed since 2013. Not one damn bit.

[MicahZerrshia]

It's hard not to see it. The game hasn't changed since 2013. Not one damn bit.

Yes it has.
Back then the devs were highly dedicated to making the best experience possible with whatever they had to work with within the constrains of time they had.
Then after HW it changed and became checking off items on the list of the xpac/patch spreadsheet.
Then in changed again when covid came around and allowed them to do half the work in nearly twice the time.
The in EW they learned they could get away with putting minimal effort into the story and content and ppl would still verociously defend them.
And all those changes brought us to DT.