>formula-breaking
What the fuck did Rise do to break the formula?
Spiribirds? Wirebugs? Rampage? RNG armor? MMO grindan? Forgetting to put in a final boss and ending at launch? Dangoslop?
The only thing that Rise introduced and was absorbed into Mainline were the Support Hunters, which is a questionable feature with limited actual use. If Rise never existed Wilds wouldn't be that different.