If you were to work on a certain project at a job, only for it to be canceled when you've just about perfected it, would you just give them a smile, and happily do whatever they want you to do now? People spent days trying to get on the leaderboard, and only for it to get reset is very disheartening for them.
I was on the thing and I can say without a doubt it was weird but a new chance for a new leader new people new maps new lvls it is worth the change.