While I wish they had at least updated the model for the hellhound weapons since some have pixel issues from yonder PS3 days going on I wouldn't call them ugly by a long shot.

You say they are dodging outrage from the pve community like the PVE community isn't also playing ranked. There are so many necromancers/legends/lone hero/once and future people running around in all levels of ranked. Maybe the majority of casual players aren't in there but are they really the bar for "PVE" community? Can you be "player versus everything" if you only play the story and maybe clear the casual raids here and there?