I'm actually just very anti-whine, and I see it a whole lot in this thread. If the franchise has drifted so far off from what you want, why are you still even part of it?
That said, here is another idiom for you: there are plenty more fish in the sea. If Nanoha isn't working out for you, there are other series out there.
There are many things I find wrong with the franchise, but it does enough right to keep me in it. None of you actually care about the needs of others within the franchise, don't go there. Your needs just happen to differ from the direction the franchise is heading. If I want to be selfless, just about any other good deed is more important than hoping the franchise better suits your interests.