This is basically what I refer to as the BIS-attitude
back in the day players didn’t know what to do, or even how to play some of the time. Players didn’t know what to expect so everything was fresh and there was fun in figuring things out. Now that everyone knows everything, its become a quest to have the best stuff - the unknown is gone. All that is left is efficiency
Kinda sad but game is still fun. You won’t get that sense of wonderment unless you start playing the next great MMO to be released where everything from hidden quests to item drops is a potential myth.