I agree it's a bad PR move (actually the whole DPOS upgrade is any way you approach it), I'm just saying it doesn't go to the devs and it isn't instant.
In one respect.
However, transitioning to DPoS is also a sign that the PTS community has rejected mining as wasteful and unproductive AND adopts DPoS as a sign of "skin-in-the-game" support for Invictus-developed blockchain technology.
If there is anybody out there that still believes that mining allows for fair distribution - they should be ignored, because they haven't been paying attention.
We should make the transition and look forward to the incoming criticism as a good opportunity to spotlight the PoW/PoS debate.