Gotta give the dev team props here. They have definitely done a great job handling the negative feedback from a community that can be very hard to please. I really hope the community doesn't shoot this post down completely due to some outdated meme.
These changes keep improving the skill for me, and I was pretty disappointed when I first saw Warding introduced. At this point, I can honestly say I'm getting more excited for it.
Imo, it no longer feels like a forced new skill that could be just put into RC/crafting. From this post, I can definitely see a classic skilling style that also has a more modern flair.