To some people, it's very comforting seeing the lower end graphics. Back before I had a computer that could run this game, I would look at the graphics and already know that it would cost me a fortune to run it. I would always have to settle for less graphically intense games (which was fine) but it really left another game for me not to be played. Now everyone that wanted to play the game before but couldn't can see these and maybe be reassured that SE's looking out.

And the idea of "downgrading the graphics" just doesn't make sense. Why would they do that? They would open up more options for lower graphic settings, but they wouldn't downgrade the graphics globally.