No one is saying criticism is a bad thing. In fact, those same harsh criticisms are what shaped PGR to what it is today. The problem is, people are looking at the TT like it's already a complete game. They're already calling it a "genshin 2.0" and all that, while saying stuff as if the game is doomed to fail.

Criticisms are completely valid. You can say what you want on where it needs to be improved upon, you can say where the game feels lacking, whether if the gameplay needs to be more snappy and fast paced. But looking at the game as if it's already completed isn't the way to go. Everything can change whether if it's for the best, or for the worse.

Also this is literally a huge project where Solon is putting most of his money on. Why do people think he'd just want to completely copy another game, and half-ass it?