Spoiler!anon would also like to apologize to OP since they accidetally started all of this.

Having said that, I agree with the frustration. Adé's death was awful, and as hard as I tried I could never like Shay as much as I did the other protagonists because of it. And yeah, it's a shame about Desmond. No matter how you look at it, how they replaced him is just lazy writing, and I'd have expected better. Then again maybe not, because as soon as some fans complained about Connor being boring they dropped him like a hot iron, nevermind that he's easily one of the most complex characters in the series. And now Ubi is selling us a game full of really dumb glitches while going on about how state of the art it is, with a protagonist that's more or less Ezio 2.0 right down to the hairstyle. I think their main problem is this haste to make a new game every year, nevermind if it's going to be good or not, they can just make another one. I know I don't have a right to bitch about it, but I wish they had more respect and love for their own characters. There are so many wonderful ones they just throw under the bus for cheap drama, and I hate that. They're not even making narrative points with it, they just like to kick us in the feels when we're already down.

I'll shut up now while I still can, but again I'm sorry for the spoiler, and I hope you feel better soon, anon.