I'm going to spend my time on a game

I not only appreciate being told by a game designer how they intend their game to be played, I absolutely expect it. It doesn't mean I'll actually play that way, but if I'm going to spend my time on a game, I want it to be one created with consistent, coherent design decisions rather than one that's just cobbled together out of whatever random ideas the designer though were "cool". Or even worse, one made by a designer flailing euwowgold around to placate the ephemeral whims of their whiniest players.

In short, make the game you can and tell my how and why you intend it to be played. If I don't like it, I'll play something else, but I'll still respect you for adhering to your own vision.