No. This is what they needed to match Ridills and BBs.
No. A lot of this seems unfair right now, but maybe this was really planned.
I'm a mage, I don't really give a shit.
Yes. I don't see a major problem here, but they'll probably do something to make WS damage less dramatic.
Yes. The WS adjustment and STR to Att conversion should have been enough. The pDIF and DEX:acc changes are far too much.