Former Beta Player thinking of returning

[Shaolin]

After the beta I decided I would not be subscribing to PS until they addressed some of the glaring gameplay flaws. Having just recently checked the official site I have seen that the Core Combat expansion and the recent patch (27/8/03) are instituting some changes I wanted to see.
I wanted to ask the active players if the game has changed much from beta, and if you think the proposed changes may still revive the game.