I think FD just won't care, they will just sit on their hands till this all blows over and people stop caring about it.
If there's a choice between doing something positive which will help the game but requires development or doing nothing as it costs nothing I'd expect the latter.
Does no one remember combatlog-gate?
I am not entirely certain FD don't care. I actually believe they do. How does that stack up?
1. I don't think they can find a way of fixing the damage
2. FD appear to have decided silence is golden - and I think this is a mistake - but who am I to say?
As to combat-logging. Never done it (except when ED crashes). But FD think it is part of the game. Many don't like that. Tough. End of.
But again, how can FD actually fix this? You need the ability to log out safely. How can you fix it so people don't do it in the middle of combat? What happens if someone's like if genuinely interrupted by a phone call, a doorbell, a baby etc? Are people with a social life supposed to always lose to people with no friends?
Perhaps we need to introduce the "White Glove" into ED, and if you get slapped with it, you can combat-log out, but the slapper can find you again. Each person can only have one target slapped. Sound's fun?
I just realised the above sentence can be horribly misinterpreted... I think I'll go make the tea.