I have played since world 2 non-stop with zero breaks. I logged in every day. And this world has been the most boring for me
Resource nodes use to mean something... controlling specific junction areas use to mean something... now it means nothing and there is no reason to leave and explore because there is nothing to find... nothing to conquer.
1. you can make your own super wells...
2. you can make your own dirt
3. ore q doesn't matter because of spiraling
4. you can make better clay then you can find by spiraling
I miss finding great resource spots or having to trade to get it.... keeping the best resource spots secret from large factions who want it... Being a small village and being able to secure a good resource was a huge boom in wealth etc. I also miss vandalizing other peoples nodes and tracking down the people who vandalized your node...
There is also the issue of animals... late game there is no reason to go hunt.. bear capes use to be the best before we got fancy helmets... there use to be a reason to try to get a good q bear.... now any products from wildlife is completely inferior to anything you can make out of metal.
it seems to me like there is a threshold where everything outside your walls becomes obsolete and you just keep spiraling your own stuff.. i would like quality nodes to be worked back into the game somehow so they are useful in endgame as well.