Let me balance this game

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How much of those pub only players that don't know any better are actually registered on this forum and will vote on this thread?

It was 4am for me and my articulation was unclear, sorry! What I meant is that people who solely play public games won't see that there is an issue because, as I stated in a previous post, public gameplay can better adapt to a weapon balance, regardless of whether that balance is good or bad. Therefore they're all voting no since they don't see that there is an issue - Anderson's comment is proof of this.

Could you please elucidate for those, like me, who have missed the 'obvious reasons'?

Again, it was just a poor choice of words. It's pretty much what you stated in the latter half of your post when you referred to 'sensible people'. Competitive players generally (save a few), just want things fixed. They see the need to revive the game as so great that they're essentially wanting to ignore the formalities that someone would ordinarily have to undergo in order to have their code added. Devs just don't want people jumping the gun, and want to see Larry's changes before they're even considered (and then inevitably shot down by the majority of public players and people who personally dislike him). I can see why Larry is unmotivated to do it though. Some people that voted no on this poll would probably still vote no even if his changes made the game perfect, and that's definitely unmotivating.