i actually like the patch:
- will force some variety in DH builds (both skills and items) since virtually every DH was using nether tenticles and attack speed
- hopefully repair costs should suck a lot of money out of the economy and make gold worth something again - i noticed in the past week that even average items were priced in the millions whereas they were in the low hundreds of thousands a few days ago. If you are dying a lot, you dont have good enough gear - drop down an act and farm some more.
- will give the chance to get good stuff in all acts on inferno, adding more gameplay variety (can farm different spots instead of the same old part)
- reduced co op damage should encourage more co op play which is more fun than solo
overall, looking forward to playing the game and seeing how it turns out