That's the thing, we haven't seen much of the game yet. We don't even know the story. We've just seen some of the new "big" features. Surely what they showed off last night is not even close to all of it. The game has only been unveiled!
We will see more with time, and I am betting a lot of what people think is missing will be in there. I honestly don't see them turning their backs on certain features/the way you interact with them.
Time will tell.