In contrast of what is stated in the announcement, I concider this as VERY BAD news!
Seeing how many people having issues with the original version and still rely on haloween (or even older) version of the game, I can only imagine how many players concider this (nonetheless great) game done. At least I am on the very brink of leaving the game, as it lately looks more than a job instead of a game.
In my opinion this is a very bad move from S8. So do you still keep struggling with the original version or would you concider quiting the game at all?