I think i will reserve judgment on any of these changes until I actually see them. We can speculate sure, but to get all upset without even seeing the hard numbers seems silly to me. What I do notice…
Everyone whos arguing that crushing shock was not OP before seems to be talking about the live server - and doenst realize that it fixes the balance in the 1.6 enviroment.
I knew people in general were self-interested, biased, and generally reluctant to objectively analyze stuff that directly affected their livelihood, worldview, or entertainment.