I can see the issue some people have with the change, but personally I'm stuck grinding so many different teams that are still really good (like darth revan) that I'm quite happy about the shard change. Only wish it'd help on the blueprint grind to get HMF.
The bronzium back issue could definitely use a fix, and as long as it's fixed in a reasonable amount of time I'll be happy. Though I'd rather it just be fixed in a way where I don't have to click "open pack" for hours, like maybe having a bundle in shipments for a bunch of shards for 100k ally points.