This discussion has gotten out of hand. Nobody is saying that the old players are inherently correct, I'm stating that they have a lot more experience with the jobs and systems and their feedback should be considered when making changes. I did not say that everything they say has to be implemented without question.

It's like how when a company wants to put out a new product or make changes to a product, they will survey the older customers to see what they think before any changes are made. If you continue alienating the older users to cater to newer users, they will eventually get fed up and then they're gone. Losing users is never a good thing, no matter how anyone spins it.

The dev team should at least try to listen to the players and consider their feedback when making changes instead of just making whatever changes they want silently while saying "Meh, they would've quit anyway". That's my point.