Well, competition wide of course has nothing to look forward.
For me the normal ladder games are really satisfying. I'm already waiting until I can have my day at server after work today. Maybe it is because I can manage to play 9-12 hours / week only.
Also in other games, let's say CS:GO (please don't hang me for this), there isn't usually that big changes ahead. It's usually new maps. For that reason I'm a bit surprised that in this community people are always needs something to look forward.
Don't get me wrong though, I welcome especially all patches and big tournaments (even though I won't participate on those) since they are good for the community and for the game in general.
This same old whine is also getting a bit tired. Yes, Relic does not live up to some people's expectations but is it really necessary to shout it everywhere possible?
If you don't link the game, take a break or quit. As simple as that. Why do people who are done with the game torchure themselves by reading about the game they dislike nowadays?
Or does it give some satisfaction to be able to say "I told you so"?
But to be honest, personally I wouldn't care about the money I spent if the game would turn F2P. I've paid maybe 40 euros in total and I've played 500+ hours so.. let's just say that the value for my money has been good.
I don't know if I would want game to turn to F2P though. It would have benefits and drawbacks as well.