The issue here isn't in the game itself, the issue is that the community is crap.
Most mechanical based changes, even if they're a short term benefit to in game balance will just dumb down the game even more in the long run.
The issue is within the community and community here has been fostered by the large amounts of bad admin decisions over the years, which have mostly appealed to the bigger group of players, but have come at a cost and have driven away the more intelligent players in the process. It's a very similar process on why pay to win is bad, as you're going ahead and making changes to the game that make it less of a matter of intelligence and more about how much money the players will pay.
By now, I suspect it's too late to fix the damage that's been done. But whatever happens, Sheepy must avoid digging his grave any further as things WILL just get worse.