Stat Flattening: Preemptive measure?

Ironically that's what they said about all 46 previous GU's.

They did. Combat feels much more fluid now. There are still tweaks that need to be made, as there are with every GU and DLC release. Until you unleash changes on the full server population, it's hard to know exactly how it will play out. Devs and testers can bug hunt a ton, and there will still be inevitable misses.

So why is Dolfo so convinced that nothing is ever fixed?

Because, some people just want to watch the world burn.

No on the contrary I'm defending the Devs honor.

However honestly I do enjoy the game only in moderation now, but the simple fact still remains the game is in a beta phase.

Here's the way I see it. The original development team had no idea the game would last this long. Many of the changes that have occurred over the last couple of years have been to improve the longevity of the game. GU 47 was probably the biggest single step in that direction. Finally, we have a single currency system that is robust. You can argue about the relevancy issue and the cap, but the overall system is solid and won't need changing, like other "fixes" have. Stat flattening and relative CR scaling likewise fix the stat inflation for the long term. No more changes will be needed. There are some tuning tweaks that will be made, but the overall system is solid. The combat responsiveness changes are huge. Addressed a number of issues that have accumulated over the years. The planned changes to content release will create a more steady flow of new content and allow more small stories to be told, like what we experienced in levels 1-30. All these are great changes for the game longevity.

Other changes I expect down the road are an R&D revamp, which will likely involve a sort of stat flattening for exobits. The numbers are getting really inflated there. The UI will eventually need to get it's revamp. They bumped up the weapon and iconic innate values. I think that will need a more permanent percentage-based fix.

A removal of hometurf and ww (however that won't happen) but would be nice & bring back focus on the powers and their power interactions as well.
However as I posted in another thread:
GU 47 has been a very refreshing Update ever since before HomeTurf and is probably one the most warranted Updates.

Be careful. All that logic and common sense could give some people a headache