To the devs, from a Viper fan, with love...

[Arkrayven]

people who voiced these concerns are the reason the changes were announced in the first place. There is clearly two sides

That's another thing about this: nobody, here or on JP forums/Twitter, seems to be aware of who raised these concerns in the first place. The changes seem to have been announced from nowhere, and few to no threads have been created supporting the changes -- they are all negative reactions. So if you could link to any thread you made, or saw, asking for changes after the release of Viper but prior to the announced changes, I'd be incredibly curious to see it.