Why is "It's something to do" apparently a valid defense?

[Gamer3427]

Words.

The people who use this argument, (such as myself even on occasion), aren't necessarily using it as an argument saying "the game is better than ever and this content adds so much that it should draw other players in". Said people are using it as an argument for two reasons. 1) Many people have been using the exact opposite argument of "there's nothing to do" as the reason why they leave the game these past few months, and 2) The people who use this argument are the ones who love the game as a whole and spending time with their friends on it, so they're just happy to have more incentive to run content and have a goal to work towards. They're not bored with the game entirely like you seem to imply, they're just out of personal goals, which this relic gives them.....