You’re off by about a year, Season 1 came out October 2022. Seasons are also relatively short, around 8 weeks each.

I was like you, the launch (and end of OW1) was garbage, so I had no interest in the game at all. After the new Stadium Mode launched this year, I’ve heard some chatter, that things apparently have been slowly getting better. I gave it a shot myself and have been enjoying the game a lot.