Why is "It's something to do" apparently a valid defense?

[Nominous]

You do realize that the argument of "if you don't like it, then unsub" is probably one of the worst arguments there is in a P2P? Many of us have been struggling to find reasons to stay subscribed, because we realize what would happen if all of us just unsubbed. SE already has a skeleton crew running this game (considering it's size and scope) what do you think dropping profits would do? SE isn't the dev team; they won't care about the reasons, just the numbers. Your unsub argument is actually quite negative to the game's future longevity.

So I guess all of the people who did the same thing in 1.0 were negatively impacting the game too?

That was sarcasm. This isn't~

All of the complaining and speaking with wallets lead to ARR. There will always be the defenders and extreme supporters, which is why FFXI was around for so long. It certainly wouldn't have existed without the devout followers.