The latest expansion pack has been released. Now, certain things are clear.

Firstly, the graphics became more "cartoonish" to attract children and be more similar to the second game.
Secondly, the 5th game is a high-quality commercial product because no one wants to repeat the fate of someone – remember who – who sold the rights and then regretted it! If you want to survive, you need to adapt.
Thirdly, what do YOU mean by "apprehension"? Could you be more specific, because I personally don't understand?

I personally associate the 5th game with Warcraft 3. And that's why I miss the super-bright cutscenes in the intermissions between campaigns.

P.S. I understand that the plot is what you don't like? What would YOU CONCRETELY change in the storyline?
P.P.S. I really miss scenario maps, but I understand that it didn't take just one night to create the maps for the 3rd game (after all, the game is 10 years old).