Imp pretty satisfied with what I heard. He addressed a lot of the concerns I have.

I too would look forward to more creativity and even possibly some horizontal progression if done right (done wrong and its as bad or worse than vertical). However any timeframe for that is going to be long term. Its not something they will rush into and just concepting such a change would take months since its pretty much dramatically altering the current model. I much prefer they take their time and not screw everything up than trying and bring in something quickly and brake the game. Honestly I wont expect much before next expansion.

In the end pretty good and a positive sign that they do actually pay attention to our concerns posted here and elsewhere.