"Yo guys the ascendancies are doable, just check out my 7 point plan that involves turning your character into something completely different than you want to play and buying gear that only works in the trial."
Most of the "original" ideas they have brought to PoE2 have been misguided, poorly implemented and poorly received.
At least they are willing to adjust (though they are being particularly stubborn about the atlas)
Find a way to make it "work". Never attempt to do it correctly or better at any point in time. Congratulate yourself on how you "did a thing".
This is like... 80% of the developers I have ever worked with. The other 20% are exactly like TJT. And the difference in attitude means the two sides...