I can't belive the wont remove the locks

[Flawless]

@objc

Why is it so hard? Just turn them off. […] Why is this so difficult?

The system is designed around having locks.
Fixing it and bringing it into a state that feels good to use, is not as simple as “just turning them off”.
Yes they should definitely remove the locks, or change the system in a way that the locks won’t matter. But it is not as simple as just removing them and calling it a day.

@HenchAnt

Sounds a lot like “I can’t believe this apple isn’t a banana.”
This game is […] designed with weapon progression. Non-cosmetic loot drops, tiered weapon power/stats/perks/blessing and weapon shops are aspects of this that were in from the beginning.

There is no weapon progression.
There is only hoping for “good rng” again and again. Most of the time, what ever you upgrade, turns into a brick.
When ever you actually get something better than what you had before, it is not “progression” but a random jump in power.

@HenchAnt

And it was clearly marketed as such.

Yet some people demand this game to be a banana: a game with free customization. […] Some even behave like a right to this change. Personally, I find this attitude silly, audacious and disrespectful to the creators.

Let’s see what it was actually marketed as (feel free to show a citation of where it is marketed as you claim it was).

@Fatshark_Hedge

We have learned a lot from our previous choices and gameplay surrounding crafting offered within the Vermintide series. For Darktide we wanted to take those lessons to expand and improve in such a way that crafting would become a central pillar of player progression, while giving more impact and agency to you, the player in your preferred playstyle.

The nature of randomization and repetitive actions sometimes seen within crafting is something that we are steering to avoid in the crafting system within Darktide. Meaningful choices will be made with strategy and goals behind them, as you set your eyes upon that perfect combination of melee and ranged weapons for your class.

Whoopsie.

• there is no player progression
• there is almost no player agency regarding the outcome of a crafting session
• almost everyting is entirely random
• the system is riddled with pointlessly repetitive actions
• no meaningful choices can be made
• no strategy involved in the current system
• no real way to work towards a specific goal

Looks like you are completely wrong. The game is not at all what you claim it was marketed as.
It might actually be your attitude that is silly, audacious and disrespectful of the community.