Oh okay so.... the survey is basically a waste of time then. Because a survey in itself, is a tool used to MAKE A DECISION about the topics being surveyed. A survey is used to take things under consideration after seeing the results. Now in a CONSUMER baseD GAME, it's financially WISE to listen to your consumers since they control you having a job and making money. If we say we dont want something in the game, and its objectively clear the update will hurt the players, YOURE NOT SUPPOSED TO PUT IT IN because customer satisfaction dictates the flow of your employers company. You'll make a lot more money if the players are happy and actually feel like they werent robbed after spending their money.

And its abundantly clear the reason why your developers are putting these runes in events; to influence whales to spend on them ANYWAY since theyll want to get a little extra to complete an upgrade. it's not to make the update have less impact on the game. You wouldnt implement it ANYWAY if you cared. It's to tease whales and have them spend ultimately since they'll grow tired of waiting for so long and say,"hey whats a few hundred this time?"