You're hilarious, dude. Honestly. And also have blinders on.

This feature is not made for you. That's fine. You don't need to use it. Not everything needs to be for everyone.

Ultimate is not made for me. I do not attempt it. I also don't sit on the forums and complain about it and ask for it to be nerfed to suit my desired playstyle because I want the shinies from it.

They created this mode because WE ASKED FOR IT. We said: Please let us replay the STORY. And guess what? They have the metrics that YOU DON'T SEE to know EXACTLY how many people want it. The number of vocal people on a FORUM (and only in English) is pretty insubstantial.

And I have news for you as well - Heavensward and Shadowbringers STORY are both touted as massively popular. People WILL flock to reply them... even without the exp 'carrots'. There are moments that people actually want to see again. ESP in Shadowbringers. If this isn't for you, that's OK. Just stop trying to drag it down because it isn't your cup of tea.