To provide some balance, others such as myself, have a different view and experiences. From my timeline you can see that I have upgraded to almost every new version (the TC and TMR versions did not interest me). I don't have a Gold or Silver subscription. None of these versions have been perfect - software never is! "False dawns and promises" - sounds just like real life.
My expectations do not involve perfect cab interiors.
My expectations are for the enjoyment that I have always received from creating realistic worlds, often modelled using Google Earth, maps, photographs and descriptions. Then adding and running a "model railway" that follows, as closely as possible, the operations of the original. These typically take me years to complete and, when finished, are often uploaded to the DLS for others to use, if they so wish. Trainz, in all its versions, has allowed me to meet my expectations. Sure there have been "bumps" along the way but I have found that each new version has added to my experiences.
I have never counted the money that I have spent on Trainz versions, FCT, DLC and Kickstarter over the years but that has never been a consideration for me.
For those who are finding that the Trainz "experience" is not for them, if they are not finding the "value for money" that they expect, then perhaps it is time to move on to something else. If anyone has been "tricked" by the same thing so many times, then the shame is most certainly on them, not on the "trickster".
My thoughts.