I mean, you're the guy that's mad that someone's having a good time with something you don't like. I'm personally having fun with the game. There's things I liked better about THJ, but this is what we got and I like it too. I'm playing pretty casually, solo, and having fun. I've had no inventory issues because of the ability to sell, bank, or merge directly from the loot window. I don't plan to buy anything from the cash shop currently. I really don't play alts either, so I don't care about the loadouts either. They'll give me three at launch, which is probably more than I'll ever use. $10/month is a totally insignificant amount of money for me and is probably the amount I would have suggested myself if anyone had asked me.
Additionally, I hate boxing. I'd rather not play than box. This is a game that I like to play to relax, not to compete or achieve. I just like chilling out and running around the world of EQ. So far I like the dungeon changes I've seen too. They're still familiar, the maps are the same, but we get some new items and named mobs for a little bit of change.
I do agree that the devs are annoying and cringy, but why should that bother me? it's not like I have to interact with them. I tried watching one of their insights videos early on and bounced off that shit hard. I also found the Discord to be annoying. My solution was to stop watching their videos or looking at their discord.
I know it's not the game you want, but I like it. I would suggest finding something you enjoy and doing that rather than hanging around this thread obsessing over the fact that this isn't what you wanted. Then again, I generally only read and post in the threads of the games I'm enjoying anyway. It would never occur to me to spend a bunch of time reading and talking about something that I don't enjoy.