There is still a soldiery cap. See the balance?
It isn't relevant to everyone but thanks for stating the obvious about why a cap exists, now care to explain how Soldiery cap affects people to actually get a full set of i110 in a short amount of time since a lot of people already had said items when the patch went live ?
I disagree with your assessment of the situation and therefore your call for changes. Specifically the community. I have had more community involvement since the last patch than at any other time since 2.0 launched. Sure, there are some arguments, but it's better than "If you die 3 times I will Blist you!" PFs and the insular world of Second coil where you interact with 7 other people in your FC and 7 other people only.
Yes, some people are being d1cks, but they are very much the minority (on my server and at my playtimes [EU Prime] so ymmv). And guess what? You now know who on your server is a d1ck, who is pretty cool, who is funny, who is lazy etc, which is what an MMO is supposed to be about. Not a glorified lobby server for instances.