I understand that people aren't that happy with what they see aas elements of skill expression being removed in a number of cases.

That being said, looking at how this game is adding more demands on jobs to be mobile at all levels of content- maybe it's not that great to play a turret job in a game that keeps demanding more and more mobility? and before you come back with "please, learn to slidecast"- if they are making these changes, it's possible that it aligns with even more need for mobility in future.