They never mentioned anything about KS99 not dropping BB item anymore, just NQ is now 0% and HQ is no longer 100%.
So this is the progression I see now:
Farm up a 99.
Get friends, do KS99 have a chance at BB item and *at least* one NQ pop item.
Kill NQ, have a chance at HQ pop.
Kill HQ, have another chance at BB item.

Considering it would probably take as long for me to farm up a KS99 as camping one of those suckers, I don't really see the problem.