Making something new means taking a risk. Maybe it won't sell well. So it's more beneficial to profits to re-make something that has already proven its worth.
That's how modern AAA devs operate. That's why every AAA game in a franchise feels pretty much the same. And that's why indie and AA games are far superior.
FFXIV has certainly earned it over the years, and in the case of WoW, isn't it only the most recent expac that costs extra? I think you get all the previous ones, and WoW Classic, for just subscribing.
These people don't even know what a communist is. They just have "red bad" drilled so far into their heads that it's right next to "woke" as a catch-all term for bad things.
Villains sell toys and merch. You can't make an action figure of the public