Alright, I will be the black sheep of the MSFC family and say I will not boycott Cryptic. They are really in between a rock and a hard place. They are trying to cater to two different types of people (in some areas succeeding and others failing). On one end you have the hard core Star Trek fan and on the other the hard core MMO player. Quite honestly I think they are doing a fine job at keeping that balance. There is a lot of "cannon" that they are ignoring but, face it, Star Trek ignored its own cannon on several occasions.
As for the next Enterprise, was not my first choice either. I don't think it is ugly but, it does lack that elegance. The color over was another artist's iteration. The clay model at the bottom of that page came after the color over. Here are some remarks I would like to point out.
"I came into the process after some iterating had been done on the concept between Jeremy and Thomas." -This shows that the color over is just another person's concept.
"Moving forward, it was important that we keep the faceting to a minimum, lengthen the body lines, and soften the curves for that sculpted, designed look, all the while ensuring it maintained the look of the Federation’s flagship." -This tells me that perhaps the unmentionable at the back is not on the clay model. Obviously I can not say for sure but, without a view of the back end of the clay model, no one can.
And lastly this.
"However, I also had to keep in mind that there was a concept I needed to be very true to, more specifically the ¾ perspective and the profile provided by our winner." -Yes he made changes to the nacelles and some other tweaks but, overall I think it is true to the original concept.
I am by no means trying to play devil's advocate. All I am suggesting that we see this thing to the end and then make our minds up.
Also, if you are leaving the game, I just would like you to consider the reason that you are doing it.