Original sentence: According to the developers, who have access to more complete data on customer opinions and actions, response to the NGE has been overwhelmingly positive; on balance, it remains to be seen how this significant change will affect the subscription numbers and longterm success of the game.Online polls, which may or may not be representative of overall playerbase sentiment, are against the change.The new system was intended to restore a more "Star Warsy" feeling to the game
Edited sentence: Incredibly enough, however, SOE went forward with the changes.It remains to be seen how this significant change will affect the subscription numbers and longterm success of the game.Many of the attributes that set Star Wars: Galaxies apart from other MMORPG's were removed- diversity of player professions and a fully functioning player economy.Online polls, newpaper articles (including a major December 9th story in the New York Times), and gaming reviews suggest an overwhelmingly negative response to the game 'enhancements'.Subsequently only one player correspondants, individuals placed by SOE to act as a liason of sorts between themselves and the playerbase,  of the thirty two professions formerly in the game had any positive comments regarding the NGE.The new system was intended to restore a more "Star Warsy" feeling to the game, though ironically the "enhancements" were more of a "dumbing down" of the game