The Devs need a much needed thanks!

[Vahlnir]

When WoW's Cataclysm released and the game went off the rails the forums were filled with people who sounded just like this. Maybe if that period's detractors had been taken more seriously that game might still be worth playing and that same loud "everything is fine" group would have more than a toxic echo chamber.

Ideally, that is what should have happened with WoW, but even if the player base had decided to take a stand then, I doubt the devs would have listened. Even after losing millions of players 2 expansions later in WoD, they stood their ground for the most part. Ion and his cronies are incredibly stubborn. MoP got a lot of crap during its time, but now it is remembered pretty fondly. Still my favorite expansion overall. The only reason Legion happened in all of its casual glory was because they were losing money. The next expansion they were right back to their same shenanigans. And the one after that, Shadowlands. WoD was responsible for the most player loss in total, but I feel that Shadowlands came the closest to actually killing the game. It's too early to tell how Dragonflight will go at this point, but I don't have much hope for it given their less than stellar track record.