The game needs to move away from the players 8 'meta'

Yeah and no

The game should embrace the Playercount bonus and add mechanic that use it

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d2r/t/half-baked-terror-zone-and-mediocre-won’t-help-player-retention…-game-needs-real-endgame-activities/154331

Terror zone should have never been a mlvl increase…

Should have been mlvl up to 85 and then playercount like %