I get what you're saying, but I'm trying to argue the business perspective now. The game sitll isn't popular, that is why BB is being made. You're getting mixed up between quality/technicality for hardcore players, and mass appeal. By dumbing the game down it will make it more accessible. A business can only run if it is successful, it has to appeal to enough people to support the company. If it can't do that, then the game isn't perfect.
Now, imo, i fucking loooveeeeeeeeeeee AC and would hate to see noobification hit it hard, but in all honesty, if we want GG to keep updating, we don't have a choice but to let it take its course right? just pray it doesn't get too fucked up, which it probably won't, like i said before asw doesn't have much of a choice but to take our opinions to heart