This I agree with completely. I'm also in the dev industry and for me its the lack of communication. We, the players are the clients, and no software company goes in, updates and changes core feature sets on implemented systems without consulting the clients. Sure, they will make new versions, but the existing clients have a right to choose if they want a they new version. In this game, that's what new worlds are for.
As a whole, I think the dev team has done a great job. For anyone who doesn't do this for living, building and maintaining a system like this isn't exactly simple. I just wish they'd treat us like the paying clients that we are and leave the product that we purchased.