the idea that every negative review is due to nerfs is simply not true.
I could post more, but you get the general idea. I mean, to me at least it was clear that the negative reviews were mostly due to that horrible AMA. What do you mean no endgame content? Arrowhead, how do you expect longtime players to not quit in droves if theres nothing for them to work towards? Giving up on weapon customization because people "didn't use it as much as we thought" is the silliest idea imaginable. The point of it isn't for it to be used, its a hypothetical thing to be worked towards, but weapon customization is just one idea. There are plenty of ways to add endgame content like, I don't know... transmog? Maybe let people have to level up an armor set in order to unlock its ability permanently so they can transfer its power onto another set? Let people work for their cool armor. You can literally kill two birds with one stone by adding transmog (something the community has begged for since launch) AND make it late game material to work towards. The hiveguard change was very much a case of the straw breaking the camels back IMO. I mean, even outside of this sub people were asking that you just add a hiveguard heavypen VARIANT instead of just lazily buffing the thing.