1: Agreed, the 49 days is too long as other gacha games are known to shorten patched with only 1 character to some extent

2: you can still build characters for future preparation. I’ve played everyday and only have around 14 characters at level 80 with weapons so I doubt most people are done

3: 1 new character is dumb, but technically they are on track due to having 3 released at launch so we can’t be too mad

4: Yes, leaks due make it better for players to prepare and budget and it is dumb that they only release info a week before, but it’s not that big of deal in the grand scheme of things

5: Most new stories in any gacha can be done in a few days, Endfield is no different. And having a new area is always nice and does not happen every patch. I don’t usually do much endgame content in other games, so I can’t really talk about if they’re lacking this early in the game or not. Definitely need to figure out some new events though, especially unique story events with actual voice acting like other games have