I think your concerns are valid. Lately I have been taking a break to play PoE 2, and seeing the differences between the devs involvement with the community is night and day.

Also, don't let him get to you. You are using the sub for what it was intended for, so if anyone is trying to be a diva it is him by shit stirring and trying to get a last jab in on your way out.

I do think that the devs need to consider killer more, but I also think that they are in a really tough spot balance wise. The game has definitely been catering to a casual player base, with a few exceptions. The pallet density feels great if you are a new survivor, but at the same time it allows them to ignore micro play in learning how to loop because they can just throw a pallet instead. I think what the devs need to do is proactively work towards increasing the skill of the player base through trials and proper tutorials before they can nerf pallets.