Honestly I wouldn't be surprised. It really wouldn't surprise me if they delayed Pagos' release so they could tune the NM rates, trash mobs HP, lockbox rate, and code in those roadblocking dragons.

All because players found a way to enjoy a piece of content in a way the dev team didn't anticipate, nor approve of. Anemos had / has it's faults, yes. But when the community comes together and devises a way to enjoy a piece of content, and inject a level of social interaction this game sorely lacks, and in my opinion would be better off with more of, you slap the collective wrists of the players like kids who got caught stealing extra cookies from the cookie jar, and now you've placed the cookie jar on a higher shelf we can't reach as easily.

GG SE, GG.