Are the complaints really nerdrage?

Isn't it just a case of getting to know the rules (an enjoyable endevour for most rpg players) working your way through the game then realising that they've gone and moved the goalposts?

That's what angers me. I don't give a shit if the game is easy or difficult, just leave the godammned rules alone and let me play my game without screwing me over halfway through and forcing me to restart (which at this point is getting a bit annoying considering all the changes since release.

As for their continuous efforts to 'balance' the game.. IT'S NOT AN MMO! Balance wasn't an issue in the past, why is it now? and why is it such an issue that changes to it are allowed to break the game?