I don't think I agree with this take.

I love procedural generation, and there is definitely a craft to it. Creating a process that generates a playable level or world is just very interesting to explore as an emergent system. I don't think LLMs will make these system more interesting by default. Of course there are still things to explore in this new space.

It's similar to generative/plotter art compared to a midjourney piece of slop. The craft that goes into creating the code for the plotter is what makes it interesting.

The key to non-disruptive LLM integration is using it in a purely additive way, supplementing a feature with functionality that couldn't be done before rather than replacing an existing part. Like adding ai generated images to accompany the dwarf fortress artifact descriptions. It could completely togglable and doesn't disrupt any existing mechanics, but would provide value to those that don't mind the slop.