It's really just a matter of trust. There's really no reason to think CG are doing anything with competence.
Why should we believe them that these nerfs and having unbeatable GL tier is good for the game?
If "ignore defense" is a problem for game balance in the future.... why remove it entirely? Why not replace it with a scalable defense PENETRATION mechanic? Something that mitigates some of the imbalance, but doesn't completely change the character. Unless of course the intention IS to change the character, but not admit it.
Either way. Trust is gone.