Is it really that hard for people to wrap their heads around the idea that the REALLY TEDIOUS ATMA AND MYTH GRIND has either
a) turned a lot of people off working on their weapons
or b) was just too damn tight on the RNG to allow enough people to finish

There's every possibility that the next stage will involve group content. If there are not enough players doing it then that becomes a massive problem. Let them fix it, stop complaining, it's for your own good.