Yeah, I'd really rather not gatekeep those kind of people. As long as no one is popping in to be a troll and stir drama, I have no issues. To the non-trolls, I just say, well... welcome to our crazy corner of the internet! I hope you like star bits, because we have a
lot of 'em. We have some pie, too. You want some pie? What's your favorite? We're dying to know!
I concur. I don't see it as contempt towards the fans, but more trying to keep things fresh while also dropping fan wants at the right time. If we were just chopped liver, we wouldn't have gotten Banjo and Kazooie. Besides, that desire to seek new and interesting additions that people didn't think of gave us some cool stuff to work with. Hero is awesome, Joker made me happy (insanely so after I went through P5 and came to ADORE him as a character — I love Persona, but at the time, I hadn't gone through 5), and... well, I already liked Terry before Smash, so I'm biased rofl.
My judgment is likely very muddled, though, given my only remaining most wanted is Geno. After he gets his time in the sun, I really won't have more to ask for, and I'll just... be hype for whatever else happens.