Release update 12 already so we can get closer to update 13's release

[Chai]

You are right I do disagree on this point.

I would rather play Battlefield 3 when I got a hankering for a RTS then some mini-game that the DDO devs knocked out. I also would rather they spent their time finishing up PrEs as opposed to doing this.

I mean sure if everything had a zero cost of implementation I would love DDO to have everything! in it. We do not live in fantasy land though. Everything that gets developed comes at the cost of something else not being developed.

The question should never be "Does someone somewhere want this in the game?"

The question needs to be "Why is this particular thing more important to develop right now then the alternatives?"

Right, but lets carry that line of thought through to completion. How is "more important" being quantified? The direct answer of course is money. However, the indirect answer is maintaining a game that has something for everyone. I agree that more PREs brings more options to the table, which creates more build possibilities and strengthens current builds, which is why I would still like to see PREs get more attention.

Branching off and creating different quest structures and objectives is another way to keep things interesting. People have to stop harping about it and try it out though, or else they see their own preference being the only thing Turbine could do to keep them happy.

I think you answered your own question of:

"Why is this particular thing more important to develop right now then the alternatives?"

Here with:

I would rather play Battlefield 3 when I got a hankering for a RTS then some mini-game that the DDO devs knocked out. I also would rather they spent their time finishing up PrEs as opposed to doing this.

You go somewhere else for your RTS. As a business someone must have determined that it makes sense to reach into that realm for Turbine in order to add another dynamic to DDO in order to keep their user base interested.