The original root of my post and this thread, was to simply call out mistakes that I believe and hopefully others believe.
It started with the Live devs and was passed onto the HC devs who only continued it because really they were handed a bunch of mistakes. I am happy that they try to go into a different direction ie hard mode, content, powerset proliferation, etc. Just don't think too big or attempt stuff out of your control.
The playerbase obviously loves certain things of this game that should be built upon, while other stuff should get some attention but not all the attention. Example, let's see more Hard Mode TFs/SFs start doing established ones like the LRSF and Ms Liberty. Let's see revamps of the Shadow Shard TFs go co-op get a make over and then introduce them as Hard Mode. Same with Lady Grey.
Giving these all the TFs/SFs a fresh coat of paint would help tremendously.
While my OP got down thumbed more than anything, I think I proved my point in 30+ pages that ultimately we love the game and HC is doing an *ok* job. We came together voiced our opinions and didn't die in a flaming thread lock.
For that I applaud you.