Btw, I'd not say it was jarring but rather entirely to be expected that, as people get over the initial "wow" at the scale and ambition of the game, they'd start spotting issues
Well, that wasn't really my point, though.
I'm not really surprised that people would "start noticing", since as you say it's natural that problems become more apparent as familiarity sets in.
What I'm taking issue with is the fact that these same problems were already pointed several times in the past and the feedback about them either dismissed entirely or addressed sloppily, as if the developers didn't think these complaints had any legitimate basis to begin with.
I guess we'll see how significantly things will improve with post-release support, now that the studio is not in a constant race to finish core content anymore.
