Now that I've played more, I chimed into the poll with a four. Overall I really like 3.1, I'm a lil' sad that burst is so high in the 49s but I'm happy that there isn't so huge of a gap between full twinks and people who have dungeon dived but just haven't gotten the 'chants. I've always felt that if you've got decent gear, you should still be competitive, not as big of a threat as a twink but your presence is known.
Paladins got a pretty insane buff though, I'm hoping that gets toned down a bit. Or others are buffed to compensate, not that I'm complaining for myself... Warriors came out golden. However healing is probably a headache, especially against a Ret Pally, and casters are literal glass cannons now.
Still, I don't feel the balance is completely out of whack or broken. More like the field has changed, not for the better or worse... just different.