Why does it close the client?

[Lanadra]

I've been saying this as well. What is worse is that it happen months before when the queue was bad with asmon first joined, and they had time to at least make it easier on us.

I'm shocked the army of. "chip shortage" cult has not come in and belittle you.

That probably has something to do with the way they've chosen to go about their post.

Anyhow, OP, I would agree with Saraide, technical debt is the most likely reason. Especially with how they've had to do things in the ARR days, developing it with all hands on deck while also keeping 1.0 up in the meantime.