I honestly think if we did what many are suggesting - and post all the features first and hype it up even more, then make the same announcement - it would have gone down worse. Everyone would have accused us of being deceptive, pulling some kind of bait-and-switch scam. We knew this would be a shock to many people, the only question was when to say it. So we chose to say it first, so you know from the start. I'm not surprised, I get the frustration, but I think this is the most transparent and up-front way of doing it.
I don't mind that you disclosed the pricing model and the fact that it's a browser based IDE. I think the problem is that that is ALL you told us on the first day. It's not really exciting. Then today you show us screenshots which basically look exactly like C2. If you had shown us something new, like an improved sprite editor, I would feel differently.
I hope there's something good tomorrow.