It's fair to be disappointed at its delay. And maybe they should have announced its delay sooner to give people more of a heads up.

But honestly, it makes sense to be fairly early on the chopping block.

There's no real story tied to ultimates. Where as if you cancelled the end of Bozja or the last Nier raid etc that would affect things on the story level.

They're separate 'bonus' content on top of savage and not as clearly established a part of the release schedule.

Sure maybe more people do it than the '1%' exaggeration, but it's still comparatively few compared to more accessible content.

It's not really a shock to me at all that if something had to give, Ultimate would be high on the list. That doesn't mean it doesn't suck for people looking forward to it, but it's understandable.