Same. I'm normally ok with changes that many find unpopular but this is just madness.
Guessing the effect will be rowed back as an attempt at making it seem not so bad but just flabbergasted at why anyone at CG or EA would think this is great. I'm mostly f2p (I buy the 2 passes and spend occasionally on other stuff) but if it effects PvE then I'll stop spending.
PvP im not too fussed as I'm end game and i'll probably just drop out of Kyber, but if I wasn't and in the early or mid game it would seriously make me think to quit. This affecting early to mid game players harder will ruin the game as having fun and being able to progress as a f2p player is why years later I'm still playing and spending more than I did in the early years of being a player.
Not even sure Whales will like this as to get a competive advantage they have to spend to get all to r9, when previously the p2w advantage could come in many forms.