I had the feeling that this was a kick in the gut to all the long time players
Yes I agree with you 100% on this too. Too many changes, too many proposals, and it's just sad that the game and SPS reached such a stage. I haven't been playing much these days as well, and I haven't thought of what to do after the latest change.
At least there are many things to keep myself occupied within Hive aside from Splinterlands and I think the best part that came out of it was making so many like minded friends.
!LUV
I also see it like that. I simply don't have time to check 4 new proposals every week. It's a loss of time and it's negative for a game to bring in so many changes.