An opinion of someone who has been a part of silent majority so far:
I couldn't care less about the running speed - in fact I haven't even noticed that it has been changed during the development process although I have been playing since the very first alpha version. I am always so busy with picking up objects, searching for hidden treasures, managing my inventory, equipping/unequipping weapons, crafting, combining, sneaking, stealing etc. that my whole ingame-forward-movement is rather a stop and go than running... In fact I even prefer to walk rather than run since I always fear to miss something important - and if I really need to go from A to B, then I use either the pyramids or the teleporters.
