Hiya.
I watched the credits. I suggest you do too.
SE's class design team is quite literally half the size of any comparable MMO that I can get accurate staff and role counts for. It's also worth noting that this team of 4 has remained unchanged from ARR.
Did you know that there are as many voice actors per major character as there are class designers in total within this team?
This isn't conjecture. This isn't me pulling out theories and spinning lies.
These are simple and clear facts that you can go and see for yourself (https://www.mobygames.com/game/windo...mblood/credits).
But you won't. Because all you are interested in is trying to push this strange success story agenda of yours.
Ps fun fact, can't really call me an armchair dev when I've got a couple of titles to my name (World builder for the Guildford/Chertsey era of Bullfrog).