I get what your saying and your most likely right but why not bring that skill and vision to MNL2 that is literally a clean slate instead of seriously tweaking a 3 year old project that could've been finished in the next few months if BoN were to finish this around July August I don't think a lot of people would be mad then in MNL2 that's when a lot of the revamp ideas could've been added I don't know just think out loud at this point.
I understand your frustration, but think of it like this:
BON genuinely did not like the state of his game and wanted something to change. At the end of the day, HIS opinion of the game matters the most. I'd guess that even though he gave his patrons the
choice of whether to make the revamp or not, in his heart he really wanted to do it regardless. But he couldn't just force drastic changes on his audience so he made people vote. He's not some sheep who blindly goes with whatever his audience wants. He wouldn't even propose the revamp if he wasn't interested in the revamp, regardless of what people said. Ignoring the current state of the revamp, the fact that he was willing to spend so much time and effort on it shows that he wasn't just going along with what the patrons wanted. He had his own plans and vision.
Over 70 % of the people voted yes for the revamp. So he obviously couldn't change his mind now even if he wanted to. The revamp had to be done. What was he going to do? Just say no? As far as the state of the revamp now, what do the patrons think? The 70% of that poll who voted yes. The people who "line his pockets". Are they happy with it? If so, then there's literally no point in us complaining (as unfair as that sounds). If not, then BON will know immediately and make the appropriate changes. At the end of the day, BON makes the game for his patrons, not us, and they will ultimately decide the final state of the game.
And if a lot of people are still angry and unhappy with the revamp, you know the simplest solution - become a patron yourself. Right now, ist just people venting on a forum, but if they genuinely wanted change they could actually voice their opinions in a way that BON would be forced to hear. If enough people don't like the state of the game, he'll change it.
Those are my thoughts right now.