Combination of failed ideas

We all acknowledge it’s only day 1 but…this ain’t going well is it?

Most players have long since outpaced the need to worry about ability mats, omegas and in some case even zetas. The credit crunch becomes a distant memory after a certain point, levelling a new character even if they’ll just be riding the bench. 
And gear? Well, it was mostly kyro dependent but if you weren’t going to use them on characters before, you will now be using them on…end game characters. So that hasn’t gone anywhere. 
But here we are back in the Stone Age, wailing on armoured lizards with tree branches and pool noodles. For scraps. 
The leaderboard was a failed idea retired from raids for a good reason. Here it is again. Why? Why? 
Now combined with the unhealthy premise of shards, one of the reasons squad arena was transitioned away from, where pay-to-win is not only a viable option, but the only, literally only option, to place in the top ranks. 
who thought it was a good idea to bring these ideas back and combine them into a new player experience and lock everyone in the room with them? 
This is starting to feel like an escape room and the whole guild is asking questions about getting out. For good.