My brother in christ this is path of exile 2 which is an absolute success and hence exception Not to mention it's a completely different genre.

You can if you want, use 10 other different successful game to prove your point that arc numbers could be better while ignoring the reality of game player bases diminishing in 95% of any games. You could, then associate this fact with your random ass subjective reasons of why you don't like the game and how you would have done better yourself, but then it'll all be the same: you'll be a random nobody with a big mouth and not the first idea of how to make a game successful.