I find your statement fully wrong. People are not angry, and the Collection power is endangering to kill the game because it is more likely that less people than ever would want to invest in Starter set.
You need to be in Bronze/Silver league to understand what is the problem. People in these leagues have been rewarded so few playing cards, reward for a win has been practically called a misery, value of potion has been erased from the moment when they were disallowed to be used for reward cards, etc. Summing up a series of zeros given to players you get in danger to destroy a game on the basis of no interest of newcomers to invest. I only hope that the ones that made these plans had sound market investigation of new players population because I am highly hoping to prove me wrong.
Splinterlands will seize existing if newcomers gets gravitating to zero. And motivating them to invest in a game is top priority.
Ok, I don't know, maybe you're right.
But I think @yabapmatt thought about that more than you.