I liked it after it was nixed from the opening round, but with the new motivations I'm sure I won't miss it so much.
Our meta doesn't hide, so it's only drawback - people retreating to clock their opponent - only happens when we travel or others come into town for a tourney.
Seeing as how I drove 4 hours only to lose a Breast Cancer Brawl tourney with over 50 participants in the final round due to my last opponent stalling on the control points until the clock ran out, yeah, I'm going to say thanks now too! Although WoK Morale Degredation was probably a stab at stopping clock issues, I can see where it could have been abused in its own way.