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

[Lambdafish]

There are only so many times people can hear "omg this game is DONE." "I quit!" "screw this SE sucks" before the inevitable "well, if you don't like it, don't do it" argument comes out.

Have you wondered why people are upset? From what I have seen people are very vocal (albeit maybe too vocal) in the REASONS that they are upset. Saying "Don't like it, don't do it" is completely counterproductive to discussion and in a way invalidates their opinion (I have seen more people who are in defence of the game claiming to be a victim of this, even though I have seen those same people do this far more). I am just stating my observation, but, trying to be as unbiased as possible, that's the way that discussions seem to go.

The fact of the matter is, this is a 3.15 patch. It is not a major content patch. That comes in a handful of weeks from now. It seems that an outspoken portion of this community can't understand this fact and have taken up arms to set fire to everything in their vicinity. They're trying to sow discord so they can point at the pile of ashes and say "Aha! I told you it was doomed!" while they're holding the smoldering torch in their hands.

The problem is that those same people were also disappointed with the 3.1 patch (to be fair, so was I), and the fact of the matter is that we were supposed to get the relic months ago, but it has been delayed again and again. The REASON that people are upset is because this was a highly anticipated patch with content that should have been in a major patch and the fact that it is lackluster, and in places insulting (if you want reasons why, see above), on top of an already controversial 3.1 patch (diadem and LoV, while fun to a few, has done more harm than good) has left a bad taste in the mouths of a noticeable chunk of the player base. The fact that you don't know this goes to show that you haven't been reading and understanding what people have been saying, and perhaps the reason that you are being so defensive is that you don't want to hear what others have to say about a product that you personally enjoy.