I hate that people use the old "What's the point? You get better items to do better quests to get better items?"
Yes? What's the point of any game?
"Oh, you just move forward jump, move forward, jump, move forward, jump, then save the princess."
"You walk around shooting to get better prestige, and better guns, so that you can walk around shooting better."
"You build a small city, wait a while, build a bigger city, wait a while, and continue your megacity."
"You live life in a video game."
The point is, through it all your having fun. You enjoy the achievement of upgrading your character, just like you do saving a princess, shooting enemy soldiers, building cities, and living LIFE.
I can understand that a lot of people don't like the game, but that doesn't mean you have to degrade the people who are enjoying it.