Not that I generally don’t agree with you about the Classic format, but there are a few things to point out — or nitpick, if you will.
First, it’s not exactly a jet engine or something like it to lose ‘thrust’ — just saying. 
Second, you can lose only something that you have — and I’m not certain that could be said about players’ trust at that point.
Finally, one more small thing: this has been discussed profusely, including the points you’ve made, and you have apparently seen it. Do you truly believe yourself to be so special that it warrants a separate topic?
How about the whole game in general, which has already happened in China? Yes, another repetition, but what of it…
Mercenaries appear abandoned, by the way.