In my opinion, fans are the least decisive audience of all. As usual, there will be many who purchase the game without having played the previous installments, especially if critics write positive reviews and the marketing campaign is well-executed. There are also those for whom the previous games in the series were just another set of games. They complete the campaign, play multiplayer for a week, and then forget about it. They won't be too concerned about the absence of 3 resources.
God save us everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns...