Gammadoodler
Hero
It does depend somewhat on the network effect of the role the now unhappy population plays in the ecosystem and how replaceable the now unhappy people are in that role.But my point was, the unhappy people are a small, tiny minority and if many can't be appeased WotC will just shrug and barely notice the imperceptible drop in their income.
Compared to the fans they lose during 3.5e or 4e this is nothing.
It's like if you piss off all the car salesmen in the industry. Yes, car salesmen make up a small portion of the car car-driving population, but they are the ones who help get other people behind the wheel(super simplified analogy).