The concept of the strongholds and the possibility to expand it is a strong game feature that is only barely developed and improved. The potential for it is big and i understand marketing mechanics since its my day job, but giving out too little too late to the paying customers is missing an opportunity.

Offer more updates, more often.

Increase hook counts, dont merge max item count on all legacy strongholds.

Release more decoration assets in packs, FPs and events.

Increase drastically the count of npcs/companions placeable.

Integrate decorations in the class stories as rewards so players wandering through there strongholds can remember the good times in the past story events.

The simple fact the forum section doesnt even have an icon to represent it sums up the interest of it. I dont hope the new community manager reads this: as a subrisciber i pretend it and would like an official communication on the state of game on this section that has gotten no feedback in an unreasonable period.