For imps mostly Valg to agree that the practice system needed to be chnaged? Look at where we are today as opposed to a few yrs ago in regards to skill/spell practice. How many times was that subject hashed and rehashed by the playerbase? I don't remember Valg threatning forum bans for players that did not defer to his opinion. Wands are an intergral part of the game and if the end user is saying that current system is not perfect, the answer to it is not STFU or you will be banned.
Me personaly I boycotted mage classes when the change was made. Just because I don't have 100 hours to kill befoer a character becomes viable.