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Hi there - first off, I am the player that quit Vista's game after that one Aid Another ruling.
Let me make it very clear, I didn't not walk off for that ruling only... it was the straw that broke the camel's back.
None of us knew of this rule before one of the player's decided to role for Aid Another with another player's Diplomacy skill check and failed with a three and then Vista informed us that there is a penalty for failing that Aid Another. It went into a long, intense and a bit aggressive conversation after that. None of the players threw a tantrum, except one who indeed admitted to getting, I quote "A little pissy"
I do believe one person did ask that since we didn't know about his "House Rule" could we cancel or take back that roll, in which we got Vista's standard phrase of "No Retcons".
I even saw a later post in Discord by Vista basically telling the players he doesn't have to tell them every rules change, it is his world.
I have been playing D&D since 84, through every edition, except for 4th; both as a player and a GM. And through my time with Pathfinder... I never ever heard of Aid Another inflicting a penalty for failing the 10 or better roll. Either they granted the +2 to the primary skill roller's total or didn't. The only time I would even consider a penalty for failing a Aid Another is possibly for Detecting/Removing Traps and even then I would have told the player who was Aiding Another "Hey, just to let you know, if you fail the check, you may cause something to happen." 'MAY' is the key word there.
As for quitting, as I said, it was the straw that broke the camel's back. There were many other things that Vista did that built up to this... but being the easy going guy I am, I kept giving chances, I kept saying, "Yeah, it might get better."
And I didn't quit that very moment. I thought it over through the night and made my decision in the morning.
Vista has the potential of being a great GM, he does give a good story and give life to the environment and setting he runs, he does add a challenge but he has a very 'GM vs Players' mindset.
So, there is my 2 cents.