Who's asking them to cater... asking them to respond whether good news or bad, and fairly I believe (and do many others who are of the opposite mind to those who "wholeheartedly disagree" in your camp).

Also, just because a precedent of behavior is set amongst developers... it doesn't mean they 'ought' or that it's a healthy pattern (not saying that you're insinuating that, by any means).

I suppose my point is that commonplace shouldn't dictate SE's unique relationship with THEIR playerbase.