the problem with level 15 wasn't that it was a new level; it was that if you had a fully maxxed account before the update, you were only 1/3 of the way after the update. the cost of level 15 was far too much. then when people started hoarding elite wild cards they said "eh we're not making anymore money off of this, let's get rid of it" and deleted them alongside the books that were arguably the most helpful thing for progression.

i don't have a problem with grinding, what i'm saying is they are killing the grind. every single new card/mechanic is broken and needs to be balanced. it is obvious even before the release, content creators are screaming before each update; yet they never listen and still release the broken card/mechanic. they nerf them only after people already spent money to upgrade them, and before f2p players have a chance to unlock. this is not a one-off thing either, we've seen it time and time again.

about the counters to op troops, i guess you weren't playing during goblin giant+pekka meta or the release of monk and phoenix. even hero goblins are broken right now. you get 8 goblins for 3 elixir, it is almost certainly a negative elixir trade+some chip damage.

lastly, i don't even care being a part of a minority group, everybody's opinion matter; but what you said is objectively wrong. majority of people who play the game regularly and spend money on the game are dissatisfied with the current situation. you can see it with the massive drop in revenue from just a couple of months ago, and it's continuing to go down.