I see XT as a terrible way of doing something that is needed. There clearly was no consensus prior release.
A central group of developers agreeing is not consensus. It doesn't matter whether core devs all agree or not because it isn't their sole decision. Anyone can release a client without prior approval because this is not a closed-source project. The network decides, not the developers. If you want a coin where the developers make all the decisions and the users have no choice, there are plenty of closed-source projects out there you might prefer.
Please see the last paragraph of
this post and my post
here for further reasoning because I'm getting tired of repeating myself about this.
I wish the Core devs would come to a compromise soon so we can relax & all the panic that's arose from the current situation will evaporate
If there's panic, it's only from those who don't understand how simple this really all is. Again, it doesn't matter if the core devs compromise or not because it's not their sole decision. They are not in charge. We do not need their permission. Running an alternative client doesn't give the developers of that client "control" of the network. Please try to understand this simple fact.