I think this is funny how people are going to be leaving because of this.
I remember back in Vanilla when Retail was announced. Being the cheap kid I was then, I sided with not buying Retail and keeping the original. I wasn't going to pay for a game I already owned, and so I left. About a year later, however, I realized how much stronger the community became with the changes Retail made. I remember seeing the Zombie mod for the first time and pretty much peeing myself. I bought it and proceeded to kick myself for not getting it sooner. Heck, it's so much better you couldn't force me to go back to Vanilla.
This change will be the same way in terms of the game improving. Will I miss all the old maps? Of course, the Bedroom holds a lot of memories. Will I play the "built" Bedroom? Probably not, it's just not the same. Will a lot of my creations and ideas become obsolete or broken. Yes, but this just means I now have to be more creative in implementing them. Despite all this, with terrains and interiors out of the way, we will be able to get tons of new content, most likely including things we've wanted for years (better vehicle collision, dynamic lighting, etc.).
When Retail was announced, money was a legitimate reason for people to split. A change like this isn't even worth complaining about.
graphics
gameplay
choose 1
Why choose when we can have both? Yes, many servers host on terrain or interior maps, but if you've noticed, more and more have started to use just slate. The only real "games" we're losing are races, dogfights, and fortwars. Yet all of those can easily be accommodated to work with brick-made terrain.