I came out from a long WoW addiction where I was clinging to a glorious Blizzard past that no longer exists since 2009. I feel the same way with Cover following all the bullet points that led a family company that was loved be the shadow of its former self.
>Sudden rise and absolute monopoly on the genre
>Going Public
>Old Guard leaving
>Selling out to China
>Marginalizing their fans in underdeveloped countries
>Nostalgia Baiting
>Investor pandering
>Less random fun more engagement focus
>Business shift
>Reverse gentrification
>Vehement vindictive community against any valid criticism (I was one of them)
I may be nostalgic but It seems like it went downhill from this point in time (picrel) and it's not the same feeling anymore.