Couldn't agree more on this. I loved using CE. But, the only reason I used it over UE was it's beautiful visuals. UE4 has reached a point offering just as beautiful visuals almost just as easily. I really don't see choosing CE over UE4 at this point unless they fix those 3 things listed.
If you can export FBX, you can import to UE3 and UE4. Incredibly simpler than using the CryDev plugins (at least the Maya one is much more of a process)
the same for the textures, everything is just easier and faster, converting every sh*** before you can put it in the engine just sucks.... The UE4 working pipeline ist just amazing....
as is pretty unanimous here I just simply can't fathom why I or anyone else would want to pay for the cryengine when we have UE4, the cons outweigh the pros greatly.
wow, didn't see this one coming. hope it doesn't mean freesdk's death though after this and the ue4 announcement, today is definitely a day to remember for the indie community and maybe the whole game industry :D