>>39228437>>Large mostly empty mapPretty much every inch of that map has SOMTHING to do. Every inch of that map. You don't have to like all of those things but there's never a point on that map where there's absolutely nothing.
>>Repetitive enemiesValid.
>>Repetitive Shrine QuestsOnly a few like combat shrines are repetitive. Most of them are unique in some way, and even when one might be a repeat (like the mazes) they're still unique and fresh in their design.
>>Side Quests are boring with bad quest rewardsValid for the most part.
>>Lackluster boss fightsValid.
But none of those reasons are "randomly spawn items, enemies, maybe events" which was the one I called out as BS. Only "empty landscape" is in that post at all from the reasons you listed.