It's fine, I like to hear stuff like this. Though I'd definitely say I'm on the other side of things. (and I know you probably won't get this for a while, but this is my two cents).
I'd been a fan of Pokemon since the beginning, and I'd enjoyed Pokemon quite a bit- loved it even...until the release of generation 4. I was pretty hyped for DP before they came out, and all the marketing and advertising for it got me really excited, but...I think that was when I first noticed the rehashery. Once I actually got to playing the game, I kept waiting for the "new" to happen, more than in the way of just new Pokemon or Global trading. It was the same with Gen V, really. It felt like they were clinging onto old ideas and just spraying them with a new coat. I do give Gen V credit for putting emphasis on the story and extras, but...say with BW2, it was a grind for me to get to those sections because I honestly wasn't having that much fun.
But with Gen VI, I didn't really have that problem. When I heard there was going to be a much smaller number of Pokemon added, I was ecstatic, because it meant that they were going to focus their efforts on the gameplay portion (rather than forcing it, like they did with BW, which resulted in...those designs). Honestly, I think XY is the first time in almost 10 years that I've had legitimate fun with a Pokemon game. They were throwing out new ideas, the change of perspective (from 2D to actual 3D) made it feel fresh, and the focus on characters was kept from BW. But all in all, there were a lot of changes and additions. It was basically what I thought Generation IV should have been.
But I don't really see focus on Multiplayer as intrusive. Certainly not as intrusive as it was in FRLG or, to a much lesser extent, DPP. But Pokemon's always been Multiplayer-centric, they just moved it out of the overworld and onto the touch screen, which makes it both more accessible and easier to ignore (save for the Friend Safari...though I will say that the only times I remember that it exists is when I see it in people's sigs).
But I will say that that's a big reason that I push for originality in the Hack section. When I look at hacking stories, I realize exactly why there's very little consumer push for change in the series. I mean, I was happy with XY, but I fear that Gen VII onwards will go back to incrementing changes until Gen -insert here-. But I always see stories like "You play as X, an -age under 16- boy/girl living in -X- town. One day, you