Omnishambles

For me the biggest turn-off is the visual aesthetic. Every single zone in CoV is dingy and dark, with muted colour palettes of brown or grey. It's just visually ugly. I know that the design idea was that it would reflect the miserable and downtrodden Isles under Arachnos' jackboot, but it's possible to depict oppressive atmospheres without the atmosphere being, y'know, oppressive. Take a look at how cyberpunk showcases dystopias which tell stories visually but are also interesting and beautiful to look at. I think it's possible to ameliorate the issue without too much work, actually. We know that it's fairly easy to swap "atmospheres" (lighting, clouds, colour toning) due to previous apparently accidental swaps. It would make a big difference to switch CoV zones onto CoH 'atmospheres'.