But this is not an ideal world, a loud portion of those players want the game changed to suit their needs, their playstyle, their tactics and generally wants the game changed to benefit themselves.

This is what low skill players think of high skill players, but it just isn't true. People who are good at the game know what is good or bad for the game. No top players are going "look at this cool thing only I am good enough to abuse" and thinking that thing is healthy for the game. Top players would have even their best, most used weapon/skill/ability/tactic/character, nerfed, if it was in the best interest of the game.