I've seen my fair share of friends who left this game simply because no matter how much they spend on this game they simply can't get successful playing this game. We've tried and tried and we see the light at the end of the tunnel then some teams just zooms past us and guess what.... they exploited the game and got by us... ok ok, save that knowledge for future use we might be able to still compete and get successful next season. Some teams (or even most teams) have the same experiences but we all do it for fun at the expense of spending more for this game BUT now we see radical changes that are going to be implemented next season.... The game may need a fresh start.
We all know that the game is still in its Beta version but a lot of folks have been spending serious money on this game and to see other teams that exploited this game and come out unscathed is sometimes unbearable to see. And to use the excuse that people will leave the game because of a reset on a game that is still on its Beta stage is not good.
Yeah "how much" is the key word as in "how much money" has been spent on this game. How much time ... Time management is easy but spending real life money is different.
I'm not saying changes are bad because it is definitely good for the game because it improves the game. Because without it, I might as well go back to playing online chess.