As much as non-crushthrough users hate the mechanic, it has a place in Warband, and cRPG. I wouldn't count on it going away, even if the poll results were the opposite. Protip: if you can't get out of range and you have no choice but to attempt to block an overhead from a Maul, jump up. Catching it earlier in the arc can reduce either the chance it'll break through or the damage if it does.