I think they have done pretty well. I think it is worth persevering with the current structure despite its drawbacks - one season probably isn"t enough to see if it settles and I don"t think there was an alternative that is clearly better. I have no doubt that the decisions were made calmly, and not influenced by people who bomb the forum 30 times in one day every six months on this issue and then make virtually no contribution to the forum or attend more than one live tournament for the rest of the year.
The changes reflect several of the suggestions raised in the other discussion thread by various people, such as the freeroll for a Genting seat for people who play 8 games. I like the changes, but I also like the way APAT has listened to the members and incorporated their suggestions.