For a lot of people, that's how it seems, yeah. Some probably have the attention span of a housefly. Shortly after the big rip-off update there was this funny wolf in the shop and the lambs were busy throwing the money out the window. The same with the next talis, event souls and so on. I gave it up, many people seem to like to be fooled and it's also a personal decision that I have to respect. But I myself have definitely taken the consequence of never spending money on this game again. Some have posted the same thing, let's see how it develops.
What Europe also means is: not having scammed >100 million out of the Gold&Crimson event and never having received any compensation for it! (But you also have to be honest that we missed one or the other disadvantageous event starts)
And with the mentioned March 1 update: the info came in the night and the update was pushed through nicely to the end of the next workday. I remember sitting on the train on the way home and I asked Kaz in the discussion post to make clear which fragments are exactly affected. As soon as I was home - BAM - New Data and a big slap in the face. 90 rares! 60 Legendaries! Never forget!