This is such a terrible argument. And you can apply it to virtually any criticism anyone could have of anything ever.
And that is coming from someone who thinks the whole notion of #youlied is pathetic and sad.
Wrong. Its 100% valid in the context it was used: i.e. arguing with someone who is unable to accept that the change
they have an issue with, couldn't possibly be the lesser of two evils and hence
the right choice.
Here's the thing: Because time and resources in development are inevitably finite, COMPROMISES ARE INEVITABLE.
But who's to say the right things were compromised on? Certainly not people outside of the dev-team who are severely lacking in actual knowledge/insight of the pro's and con's of the situation.
Such situations can arise up to the very end, and its simply not practical to keep the public appraised of every decision and the exact why's and wherefore's behind it. The logistics don't work when you have dev, publishing, and the media all working concurrently and to their own set of goals and deadlines.
This tri-partite arrangement is why the whole "conspiracy to mislead" narrative some people are pushing is so laughable - its shows unbelievable naivety as to the the complexity of the situation and likelihood of outdated resources being used by accident as much as design.
But then, anyone that thinks the great conspiracy between development, publishing, and the gaming press is why their opinion isn't being supported is deluding themselves.
When the rest of the gaming world, including half the people within your own community disagree with your outrage, then YOU are the one who should probably revise your opinion.