Do tell me where DE has a lack of conviction? I'm fairly sure they have a very firm opinion of where they are taking their game considering just how many times people ask for absurd things and repeatedly get shot down, or how they keep pushing content on people because it plays an important role in their plans, such as Archwing, even though players dislike it. The only times they pull back on something and back up their convictions about it is when they communicate with the players or listen to