As the author of the original post, I'll repeat my position of dt damaging the brand.
Now, that damage doesn't have to be unilateral, it just has to be noticeable and relevant to the time.

Some people may not like Stormblood and may say so here, but that won't really affect players decisions to carry on subscribing for the next 7.xx patches.

Any dt damage is of course highly relevant, as it's immediate - affecting present and future.
That damage doesn't have to be perfectly mirrored in subscription losses. Once again, it just has to be noticeable and in today's globe spanning multi-forums environment that is enough.

So a generalised repeat of the original question: What do we think SE's behaviour will be at their next ffxiv live letter?