Honestly, I kind of regret the sentence that you quoted. Whether the OP is correct about the complexity of the change or whether the deploy team is right to be

Honestly, I kind of regret the sentence that you quoted. Whether the OP is correct about the complexity of the change or whether the deploy team is right to be protective over it is is really missing the point—the point is that the OP needs to have more humility and understanding for the perspective of the other team when navigating these processes. EDIT: I felt bad enough that I went and edited that sentence, in case anyone reading this later is confused.