Love it. Fucking love it.
This thread is 85 pages long and counting for one reason. Thats because the people too many people who post weren't around in the time when this game became popular. If you joined in BC or Wrath, you're obviously going to complain, because you are used to getting your epics handed to you. For those of us left from Pre-BC, I think this change will really hit home for us.
I expect to see a change in the player base for sure, but hell, I don't care. I'd rather play with people who started to play for the same reason I did.