Why the Saipan reduced Marines?

[warstudent]

On the APL website regarding Gold Club member journal for 2015:
Riflemen of Saipan looks at the 1944 Marine rifle platoon, a powerful organization designed for maximum firepower to repel Japanese banzai charges. We may have made them a little too powerful in Saipan 1944, and so we've included a full set of 24 Marine Rifle platoons with a lower (but still pretty awesome) direct fire value.

http://www.avalanchepress.com/gameGold15Equinox.php

I remember at the time of the release of Saipan 1944 the uber marines were discussed here on PG-HQ. I also recall seeing on consimworld in the PG group during that same time that APL Supoort defended the high value and said words to the effect it should probably be even higher. What prompted the change by APL?