Results of the Dallas location ping thread seemed to me that most of US players would stay in a decent range (some going up, some going down but most all still in a playable ping range). The playerbase that seemed to be most affected negatively was some Canada players, not all, but some for sure.
And, I have to agree with Digglez that in general, official statements by devs when possible in public places are good for the community and raises playerbase morale overall.