Been playing this for over a decade at this point.
I simply do not expect anything major changing with 8.0. This is simply the road we've been on and I do not see the devs changing trajectory. I used to be bitter about it, gnash my teeth and comment on X and Y and Z changes I want to see, but I'm older now and I have not the energy to spend on that kind of thing. Nowadays I simply play the game for the aspects I do enjoy... which to be quite honest aren't very many now, but enough to keep me coming back, I suppose.