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The article is just a mess and contradicts itself. The “main game itself remains largely moribund” even though it’s more popular than it’s ever been. What definition of “moribund” are they using? If it’s “moribund” because of lack of updates, that is first of all not true, but also would just be criticized by the author as “extracting as much money from consumers as possible through… constant upselling”. A comment the author made literally the sentence before the “moribund” comment.

The whole article smacks of gatekeeping on the part of the author, like they miss how it used to be a niche hobby.