Failed Portal sencond time is beyond me...

1.They market it to give everyone a persistent server, but don't actually have the capability or willing to keep that promise. This hypocrisy is one of the biggest and fundamental reason that portal failed.

They either being honest about it, only give persistent server through paid rental program, or improve their tech so player can host locally.

2.The farm. The vast majority of players aren't going to creat amazing experence in portal, that is just a fact, so don't act surprised when your game enables farming and expect plays won't take advantage of that in a game that they paid for. This is not even the first time anymore. People want fast unlocks and leveling, there is nothing wrong with that.

3. They have no F* ideas how to balance PvE, somehow they even forget the solution they had in 2042.

In 2042, there is official solo and coop, and xp is time gated per min. If you don't change anything else except bot back fill, you can complete challenges in portal againts bots. Now we are getting solutions even worst than 2042.

4.They have no clue how to manage a community. Now there are some good experience made in portal, I don't see any of that been featured or promoted or supported by dice!

Nowadays, expect  AAA studios make a funtional product is somewhat impossiable!