Yeah, but on the other hand.Honestly, the grind and stuff wouldn't be that bad if you can continue from old saves. It sucks that you lose all your attribute points and other things and have to redo them.
That one time in 6 months you have to play it all over.....What's the big deal ; )
If was a game that updated monthly i could understand your frustration but so much time between updates that most people really don't mind a fresh new play-through to get back into it again.