That's true,
@Xelenia , but this isn't about changing the feature as outlined in the current release notes, it's about making an adjustment to mitigate the fallout from that feature. You're right that it would be better if it happened at the same time, and I agree that encouraging people to get into it on the Beta forums (because more feedback in one place will make a strong case), but whether or not the adjustment is made before the new tournament methodology reaches live servers is a relatively minor inconvenience, as long as it does. and getting the same request from multiple servers is also a strong indicator. Since they just made identical adjustments to some techs in the last release, I feel like it won't take them long to do this request if they decide to.
And I don't think there's anything especially personal about this. Lots of people who have never visited the forums are going to be impacted and the impact, while real, will be small enough that if they aren't overly analytical they may not understand where the difference is coming from. I think that a choice which has no upside is not a reasonable choice.
I'll exaggerate the effect in an example:
An employer had a policy for the last five years that anyone could choose to buy a discounted laptop from by the company but if they did they would have to pay to use the wireless at the work site. Four years later, they make the wireless free for everyone, but if you want the discounted laptop, you have to pay for it with dollar bills made in the year the offer started. You can't use today's money. So now the people who bought the laptop five years ago also get free wireless, but anyone who didn't plan ahead and store a bunch of old dollar bills doesn't get to have a discounted laptop unless they go out and find some.
That is not a way to treat employees if you want them to stick around, so I think it's a reasonable adjustment that is not a personal request.