The truth is, all of the statements about the graphical update are PR comments. I don't say this to be negative about the development team, that's just the reality of it because SE/CBU3 is a business. They're ambiguous and leave room for interpretation. It's impossible for us to tell what counts/will count as an "issue/necessary adjustment/response to player feedback" vs what counts as "a subtle difference in nuance" except in retrospect. Since game development is such a complicated practice with so many resources and disciplines competing with each other, it's possible that answer could change day by day. So I sympathize that it's hard for SE to make specific promises.

Either way, we won't gain anything by trying to argue with each other where that line is. Making it into a player vs player issue and calling people "selfish" if they disagree with you feels unnecessary.