Is this like one of those 'girls dont play vidya game' things?
Pretty sure if a girl could get out of working full time and stream 8-12 hours a day instead, she'd do it as fast as any guy.

Also - this has been patched and hotfixed, correct? Looks like they're just doing typical grifts?

Isn't this the concept of all role playing games. Get exp, kill things, and get better equipment

Yep. And generally a lot of people accept this and still enjoy the game. This community is just not part of that group and likes to live in an alternate reality where the game is still the same as launch and everyone shares the same opinion as them.

well Said.