I think devs got too lazy.
Some staff members try super hard to keep things new and interesting while nothing about the game really changes.
Seeing staff bring back lotteries, revamp shiai tokens, change ranking system and offer rewards for it are all things that i think have positively changed the game for the better.
where should it go now? I think fighting other players should not be the ONLY thing to do in the game. There should be a more open world type environment where you can walk around in 3rd person in a lobby or something, trade items in game, etc...
you should be able to move your tori around in game and trade in game WHILE you wait in queue
this is 2017, people are busy. NOBODY wants to wait in the queue just to miss their turn.
If players arent utilizing 90% or more of their game time actually doing something, they will find something more productive to do.
And people wonder why everyone leaves this game.
This is what i think toribash next should be like.