Initially, I was just put off a bit and because i am a small account i was literally on lockdown. I had very little RC's and steem life was non-existent for me.
But it seems the powers that be heard, and took note and they fixed it. It's much better. not as much freedom as before but enough to keep you active and help you to grow. I do think its good in some ways as people won't just post spammy comments and actually think before they post. So its much more quality stuff i'm seeing these days, less spam!