Just a few quick notes here:
I'm not saying it's perfect, but saying that this hurts new players because they are getting toons faster and are still short on gear - yes this is true, but they are also spending half the time farming that, meaning they will also have more time/energy/crystals to put towards gear. So on paper it's a win, and I would imagine a net benefit when just looking at that area.
We have expressed the displeasure with the bronzium/shard shop situation, and passed along the ideas for trying to correct this until they deal with the technical issue and can double those drops. We will have to wait and see how this plays out. The goal is to have it be equal to the current situation. Yes, we would always love a push towards the positive on the player side, but this was not the goal of this change (for older players).
Any additional math/numbers on the bronzium/shard shop issue is always welcome. Thanks @Bulldog1205, we have been passing along numbers as we find them to make sure the issue is as visble as possible.
And just a reminder to stay on topic, we dont need to bicker about complaints made. Everyone is going to have opinions on this.