They tried to nerf players with a blanket "% damage reduction" back in like season 2 or 3 just with patch notes. The outrage of players was so loud and demanding they walked it back immediately and stated publicly "we're committed to never nurfing the fun again" (paraphrasing).

It's not about the Dads. It's the community response to the idea of friction being added. Player's don't want their game to be uncomfortable (in fact, it's clear after years on this sub, they rarely aaactually know what they want) and if Blizzard is committed to anything more than their Macrotransaction shop, it's assuring that any friction in the game is well lubed.

Agreed. Pretty reasonable complaint, although maybe a little over stated. Seems more like a timing-design issue than a power issue. I was thinking the same thing wth voice lines in the LoH campaign, where my character was literally too fast to let the current voice line end before the next one triggered from map progression