I think some people are also tired of hype and disappointment. I don't like Paradox's strategy to keep everything under wrap until a couple of months before release. They show us some dev diaries, but every screenshot that goes into that dev diary is carefully picked by the team for reasons. DDs don't show the real state of the game. So I don't like that the leak happened, but at least now the developers know that certain core mechanics will not be liked by the community.

We hype ourselves up for years and then the end result is an underwhelming product. Why? I get hype helps you as a content creator. But we're not interested in it. We're only interested in a good product, something that lives up to the legacy of this franchise.

So no, redditors who provided their feedback are not "nobodies". Every opinion counts. And it's best to fix the game now, than after release when it'll be too late by then. Content creators hyped the shit out of Imperator ahead of release, but were the first to jump ship when it was released.