I haven't had this much wpf since I was above level 40 (RIP olde ex-pea systemme).
As a high level, I decided to roll with the changes instead of going for another stupid-high attribute build (I used to be 21/27 with low WM, I am now 18/27 with maxed WM). For now, I'm enjoying the choice to get more than 190 wpf in my chosen class over a possible 10 athletics (and approximately the same wpf I had before the patch) with the free respec. Being polearm, I don't miss being able to pick up great mauls - yet. The penalty armor weight gives my swings is less noticeable with such high wpf, so a lot of the time I feel like the tradeoff for strength is not very significant (heavy armor more than making up for a couple hit points lost, wpf nearly recouping my damage to what it was). On that note, I've been doing very well in strat battles.
I have an alt that was previously doing a 36/3 gen. With the respec I put it at 30/9, and it's still doin' fine. I've had a different 30/9 character before, and the loss of 11 wpf and 3 IF (or 30~ wpf, which I didn't try before) compared to that one isn't very drastic a change. It's a solid nerf, but the build is still great.
I have yet to have any problems with an overall faster playerbase. It might be my imagination, but I feel as though I'm getting hit by projectiles more often.