I'm not sure why they stayed here, probably each his own reasons, which I would be curious to hear.
Mainly fan/viewer here.
Well, I said my piece on what I saw as Relic's community betrayal (IMHO they used the CoH1 community to hype CoH2 and let the lead user's authority rub off on CoH2 and then left'em to rot) - and then I went into lurking. No sense in ruining people's days.
I lurked for the very possibility we see now; that Relic improves the game from community feedback. Of course I realize that CoH2 will never be what CoH1 became, I think Inverse is spot on (but also that there is more to it than that). VonIvan and HelpingHans are no 12azor nor DrHorse.
But if I can't have my cocaine, I can at least have my methadone. Blob-counters and prolonged vehicle-play can go a long way, especially if the call-in dullness can be curbed. We'll see, at least it is enough for me to give it another go.