... So does anyone have ideas why the thread title has "post mortem" on it when nobody/nothing has died/ended? Does it refer to the Dev Diaries, which I suppose will no longer have any "sequels" since the game is already out? (Though that gets me wondering why they waited this long.)
None of us have conducting scientific opinion polls to figure out what a majority of players think. Enough independent names have popped up with similar concerns to indicate that there is a constituency that doesn't like the changes. Whether it's large or small, it's enough that I hope the developers pay attention - and there have been what strike me as pretty reasoned arguments for why changes would be appreciated.
Quoted for truth. I have yet to see solid proof that the complainers are in the minority, and conversely that the pro-1.2 are in the majority. In fact, I can say with certainty that more than a few of the complaints are not about things that were already there since the original release -- or if they technically were, then they're actually more about how 1.2 changed them in ways that are very much controversial.I actually like the vast majority of the 1.2 changes, but dismissing those who disagree as "loud obnoxious minority" is insulting and not conducive to open discussion.
There's been lots of silly "whiner" vs. "fanboy" talk on both sides here. Am I expecting too much of players of a sophisticated, complex strategy games to not insult each other needlessly when they disagree about aspects of a game? Surely not.