If it isn't clear by now, Visionary Realms did a full on bait and switch. We funded a classic mmo only to get slowly and methodically delivered a full-on WoW clone that's not even close to being finished and these morons are still developing new bullshit systems and features that noone wanted.
The famous "frog in boiling water" story goes like this: Drop a frog into a pot of boiling water and it will immediately jump out to save itself. But place it in lukewarm water and slowly raise the temperature — the frog adapts to the gradual change and stays put until it's cooked alive.
Today, it's a powerful metaphor for how people and societies often ignore slowly worsening conditions until the damage is irreversible and your time and money is wasted. Don't be the frog.
Downvote if you want but this game is dead on arrival. These idiots will never listen to us, they have lied to us for years, and gas light us into thinking the majority of Pantheon fans wanted this when only a tiny fraction of the player base wanted ANY of these stupid features. Microtransactions are about the only thing left for them to sneak in but bet your ass it's coming.
I'll never touch this game again and the company should be ashamed of themselves.