I would trust the guys.
I think changes are good (5 votes is maybe to harsh) and at leas they are experimenting.
A guy like @smooth knows what he is doing.
(go on the forum #price channel or read his comments. He's very-smart and he has a plan.)
We are still in a BETA version too. So, let's relax and see how it moves. If it's a disaster, they will roll back.
TEST-FAIL-LEARN-UPDATE-TEST-FAIL-LEARN-UPDATE-TEST... and then it's perfect. :-)