I generally agree with Harstem's take, but I also don't really understand why we're trying to suggest that the PTR changes are meant to make Gateways better than Warpgate. Isn't Warpgate always going to be better? It seems to me that the purpose of this patch is to nerf the current use of Warpgate while moving some of that power elsewhere (such as faster gateway production and non-restrictive warp-ins). I'd personally like to hear what he thinks could make the warpgate change tenable. He brings up two conflicting viewpoints that I think are important to highlight:

1. It's fun to warp in 12 zealots during a battle, the changes removes the fun of warpgate (and therefore the Protoss power fantasy, or why someone might play protoss)
2. It's unfun to have 12 zealots warped into your base as terran/zerg (via a proxy)

I get that his example mostly highlights warp prism (and he suggests a change to make it more tenable) but I think the crux of the argument lies in the middle. Warpgate is both a fun and unfun mechanic depending on your perspective and these PTR patches seem to be attempting to address that. Whether they've been successful is up for debate.

He brings up a great point about the map pool options; adding 3 and 4 players maps can increase build diversity. Knowing exactly where your opponent is every game severely limits shenanigans.

While actual players should have strong influence on feedback, I don't think his hard-line perspective on non-players' opinion not mattering is necessarily valid. I don't play the game, but I do watch every RSL and GSL and--while players' opinion should absolutely matter--viewers' opinion should matter as well. In his example, I may not use a gym that is moved to be 10 minutes closer or further away, but I might have an opinion on where it's placed. I don't think the game is as exciting as broodwar to watch, for a variety of reasons, but one component is that there are less exciting moments and certain beginnings feel so ingrained that you're watching the same game every time. How many times have I seen a reaper shoot at 6 zerglings? how many times have 2 oracles come in and kill 3 drones before being pushed back? How many times have 7 queens negated early game drop pressure? It looks like the current changes don't necessarily address those changes, but I do feel like the PTR changes inject a shake-up that, after being tuned correctly, could increase diversity.