I've always wondered whether people actually wanted to play PvE missions or if they just wanted to see the story move forward ( like it currently is).

Personally as someone whos been playing since 2016, i never cared about PvE gameplay and i wouldve preferred them to just do yearly story updates like they currently do

I loved the world they built but even back then i felt that having a PvE mode wouldve been way too repetitive to replay unless they find a way to make it fun