Stop the forums? Hell will freeze before that happens! o_O

On a more serious note, different people have different reasons for protesting. Some may have had bad experiences with cash shops and micro transactions in their previous games. Some don't really know what to expect but they see an option to pay extra for something they think they'll need so they don't fall back on progress or whatever. Some dislike feeling like they should pay anything more on top of a monthly subscription etc. If no one complained that would mean that either no one cares about what's happening to the game or that SE is doing it completely right.

Lastly, none of us still know how exactly it will work, in terms of what the impact of having more retainers than the guy next to you will have on your account and the global server economy. You can all save the "Lolwhat economy?" jokes It's there, it might be bad but.... it's there /shrug