These changes obviously help techers the most, is that being disputed? I think TDA was upset that it hurts farmer/casher which are the weaker strats on the server. And I think everyone else complaining is not complaining about the res. ally removal but rather the DA removal.

If Cable is saying it weakens tech starts for non-techers... well, it does because you won't have res. allies during that period, but if tech is more expensive now, it doesn't. If he's saying it makes teching worse overall, I really doubt it. Esp. with the decrease on spying demands.