Again, my point wasn't that occasional rants are bad or useless. It was that ranting when you don't have enough information yet to know what the changes actually do when taken collectively is useless. Passion is great. I love this game and have for a decade. I just think starting a flame war before you know the facts is not only unnecessary, it makes DEVs less likely to actually even read the posted complaints in the long run. Human nature is what it is even for DEVs.
People seem to be afraid of change because it IS change a lot with 18.7 based on assumptions on how game mechanics and balances of power work now that will be different post 18.7. And we have no idea HOW different yet.
Wait till it hits test or try for a Beta spot, experience the changes as a WHOLE, then set that passion free on those changes you dislike. Funcom may not listen. Game companies very often don't. But at least then we will actually know what changes suck and why and the posts will be constructive. But AO absolutely MUST change or it will die. No one will like ALL the changes. No one ever does because what was the FOTM yesterday may not be post patch. Especially if FC makes an effort to bring lesser used classes in line power wise with the others. If Joe's ultratwink is suddenly defeated 50% of the time in PvP by classes he could gank at will, Joe is not likely to compliment DEVs on efforts at balance. :-p