I really don't see what the problem is if you're only playing one character (I admit it would be a grind for multiple alts, but I'm not sure that's a reason to change progression on your first charac…
I think the changes are good, but kind of moot for the lower end and makes most gear for CP10-CP50 almost worthless except for the ultra-occasional player. It's entire possible to gain your first 10C…