You must remember that forums are not an adequate representation of game population. Effectively only two types of players even visit any game-forums:
1-- the hardcore players, preoccupied with server domination (at the expense of server population)
2-- those who seek to gripe

Out of the thousands of players on this game, how many bothered to log onto the forums to vote?
about 100. And only half this number if you take away the alts stuffing the vote.
Who will bother to vote? Answer: Only those disappointed enough (about the changes) to log on to the forums. Those who are content with the changes do not frequent the forums, because they're too busy Enjoying the Game.
What we have witnessed already are 9-city guilds losing 1 or 2 cities and subsequently
1-- swearing up a storm, many with threats
2-- getting all their buddies to go to the forums to whine/petition Tynon for their 9th city back "OR ELSE!!!"

It's Tynon's game. They decide how they want to fix the alt problem. They decide how to fix the server-monopoly problem. Meanwhile you can choose to be a part of the solution, as DOZENS of players have offered good to great ideas (many of which have been passed on to the developers through Dawnseeker), or you can choose to ... just whine about the problem.

Meanwhile, cheer up Eeyore! The glass is more than half-full for you. You still have more cities than all your opponents combined. Your account isn't deleted (even though some act like it was). You're even at the top. If after all this, you STILL want to throw it all away? Then ..... well ......
Emotional reaction is a manifestation of psychological instability.