>>529772208
It isn't the collab, at least not directly, its burn out. The game has operated under quality over quantity mindset for years, so the player base always has high expectations. It used to work when you had a small and niche group of people passionate towards a series, but as the game grew in popularity, the temper of the original player base grew thinner, looking at the game from a more objective point of view than a biased one.
These issues we are finding out about have plagued the game for years, yet many didn't complain because it was those who were willing to gamble things would get better that stuck around. Now, from a development stand point, KjH is tired of doing this, he underestimated the toll of making a live service game and is suffering the consequences, and considering he's the primary lead that takes all decisions, he has effectively created a creative dictatorship that justifies itself as quality control, but what happens, is that usually the person gets lazy over the years and comfortable with success, and gives more attention to himself than to the product.