Visually for me it does not make that much difference, altough I agree it's a bit distracting.
But certainly if the way they are trying to monetise this game is only by bringing more attention to the supporter packages, instead of pay-to-win stuff, or more intrusive features.
I am all for it, and they have full right to do it.
Keep in mind something, they paid money for the game, they are investing resources in the game, and they are the new owners of the game. While the current user base is important to keep the game alive and to give a chance to grow it, we are NOT the owners of this game, thus we have to be understanding of this.