Yeah, people piss and moan when HT makes a change in the arean or gameply, etc., but they have no clue how nice it is to have AH ran by a small group of enthusiasts rather than a cold, heartless and not all that sharp (take away the market power and how long would EA last?) corporation.
The only good thing with the shut down is that if EA had kept AW it would likely be an entirely different game today, with a strong arcade flavor, running on consoles.
Charon