I agree, i think this is a stop in a good direction. It was way too bursty before and it feels like a fresh change. I also agree that it went a little overboard, but not as much as the doomsayers proclaim.Things might get fixed in time, but we also have to make the effort and look at ourselves. Most of the people i meet that are whining about not beeing able to kill anyone simply dont realise that they arent twinks anymore. Their gear might no longer be bis, their gems are no longer optimal, skills and speccs changed, etc. You get the point. Props to boobz for getting onboard with pvppower, and i can second him; it works, but healers are still op.
As for the mana, i logged my only manausing twink(shaman) and gave it a go. No manaissues whatsoever as ele or resto, if anything, i feel that i might go oom slower, or never, this way. But maybe that was the issue in the first place, i forgot.