One of the best features in the old games was the CAW mode, which became more uncomfortable by the year. Not only that, but you could use custom soundtracks. This was easy to do. You just made a playlist with one track. Due to copyright or maybe people complaining about offensive lyrics, this was stopped. But in general, 2K made them glitchy and pretty much unplayable. Even the patches would mess up your data. It was no fun. Also, some of the character models looked like playdough.
So yeah. A break is necessary to capitalise on what to do next.