We're just in that stage of the cycle where the game is so bad Bungo HAVE to speak up. Let me tell you how it goes from here. - Bungo are vocal. - They promise changes / fixes etc. - A few changes / fixes occur and the overall game improves a little. The grumbling subsides a little.* - Bungo go quiet again. - Bungo make poor decisions that lower the game's quality. - New content is poor, EV aside which is always overflowing with overpriced tat. - The game gets worse, the grumbling increases, Bungo are silent. - The game gets even worse as Bungo implement changes and decisions that even the most rapid fans have difficulty justifiying. - The games gets even worse, grumbling is massive, Bungo's silence is deafening. - Game gets even worse somehow and we find ourselves back "in that stage of the cycle where the game is so bad Bungo HAVE to speak up". * This is the point in the cycle where Bungo need to step up. They need to maintain regular dialogue with the players, and produce worthwhile content that engages players and improves the game. This is the point in the cycle we hope changes, but experience and history tell us all otherwise, and that any fixes / improvements that they may roll out over the next 6 months will only be undone over the next 6 months. Tl/dr - we're at that stage of the cycle, talking means nothing, the Bungo cycle of D2 disappointment needs to change or we'll see the exact same talk / no action next year!