OP, I have a similar mindset as you. For the most part, instead of griping about the things I don't like about the game, I tend to appreciate the things I love about it and embrace them. However, I know I am also in the minority because I am one of those players who does not adapt well to change. While a lot of people gripe that SB is just a carbon copy of the previous expansions, I am perfectly ok with that. But I also understand that I haven't been around as long either.

While there are things I continuously praise about the game, there are also things that cause me a great amount of concern. The recent All Saints Wake is a good example. I refused to do it because in short, I already did it. Last year, and the year prior to that. A new minion that I will never summon, and home décor I will never use is not incentive at all. While it is just an event, the amount of laziness that was put into it is indicative of what the devs are currently putting into the game, effort-wise. The event, is a smaller scale version of what is going on with the game as a whole, and I believe this is the biggest gripe from the playerbase.

The playerbase is still paying the same amount of money for a sub, but is not getting the same amount of attention, effort, and HEART from the dev team that their hard earned dollar once paid for. When looking at things from this perspective, I get pissed off just thinking about it. And that is why I cast a bubble around myself and just find the things that make me happy. I am probably the last person that should be responding to this thread.