I was going to say bye, then I realised I didn't care.
Upkeep made the game fun again, the battlefield is no longer full of the same boring tincans spamming oversized weapons who don't know how to block and rely only armour to soak damage up. It's far more varied and interesting and you can still wear the top equipment, just not all the time, which is how it's meant to be. I can also safely assume that no matter how many people make a "Goodbye cRPG upkeep pwned me" thread, upkeep will be staying.