Ok. Let's review. The OP said that he was unhappy with crazy forces being in the game now when he battles. That is valuable feedback.
Then as Lionsmane put it himself:
Several people, rather diplomatically explained what had happened and was happened to you.
I will put that another way. A whole swarm of know it alls jumped in and tried to stifle his comments. You didn't walk in and give your own feedback about the system. You walked into a thread that had nothing to do with you, (because as you said you are perfectly happy with the battle system), and you pounced. It isn't up to you, unless you do work for Inno, to
tell this player anything, except perhaps to point out that his valuable feedback is also needed in the battles update thread so it can all stay in one place for Inno to read.
So, people who are unhappy can speak, but players who like the new battle system shouldn't speak? Good luck with that.
There is a difference between sharing your feedback. If you want to start a thread about how much you love this new system and how much you like facing unwinnable battles, of course, by all means. I will jump in that thread if anyone pounces on you too. Or even you just add your post to the main thread about how much you love the system, again, I will defend your right to your opinion if anyone attacks you for it.
But if the line has been moved closer to the "middle" of the game, that's still balancing. They'll still be ahead of the pack, but not SO far ahead.
Huh? Nothing will have changed at all. You don't seem to have a grasp of the situation. I don't know what you are talking about.
You just havn't been reading the forums for very long. Bobbykitty and I have been going back and forth about playing the game "efficiently" since forever.
So, are you now saying that you work for Inno? If not, then this comment is 100% irrelevant. I won't even mention that you have the single most bizarre definition of efficient. By your definition, an empty city with zero houses is THE most efficient. But whatever, it is your city, do what you want with it. But don't claim your comments have any special meaning.
The developers obviously have spreadsheets that project well into the future
New people coming into the game are also complaining, so the future doesn't look good. Players of all different levels with all different amounts of playing time are complaining. New folks, old folks, big city, small city. Even the very best fighters in this game say that it the system is WAYYYYYY too hard for the average player. Fighting shouldn't be the most difficult combat module designed in a little city builder. That is silly. You don't dump something that is designed for one group on the heads of another. City building customers don't want that. If they did, they would go play a fighting game. Fighters don't want a city builder if the want to fight, they want a fighting game. Even the most expert fighters are telling Inno that. Inno just isn't listening.
Some people prefer allowing the developers to set their goals.
With all due respect, why would any of us care what the devs want? Either they give us a game that we like to play or we leave. THEY get paid. WE don't. Now, if you want to balance that equation, then I will happily do whatever it is that makes them happy. Until then, they can provide the service they are
selling.
Regrading the definition of epistemology, that has already been explained to you. I don't need to do it again.