Forums tend to echo like an echo chamber to a certain extent.
People who are unhappy are more likely to post their thoughts than those who are happy- thereby reinforcing their beliefs when other people agree with them
Edit: You see less positive thoughts about the change than negative, not that i'm trying to invalidate peoples opinions or thoughts on the issue- i'm just trying to say that most of the forum comments regarding this issue are of one particular side/viewpoint but that viewpoint might not accurately reflect how a lot of the people who play the game actually think.