Being able to switch comps or roles to counter is nice, but how often does it really happen that it works out relative to instances where people should've just been playing the thing they're good at rather than waiting until the last point to swap roles with another player, or playing something that's not 2-2-2 and the game actually ending up being anything other than a negative experience for most of the team? The answer is that it rarely happens, and everybody knows it. Sure, this change will make some people mad, but it will make far more longtime players happy because it directly addresses the root causes of a very high volume of poor matches experienced over the years, and Blizzard is well aware, hence such a radical change. Blizzard gave us freedom, and we showed that all we'd do with it is annoy everyone else or play selfishly in what is, first and foremost, a teamwork-focused game, something that was addressed by Jeff in the stream.
As for why there's no "competitive practice," what's the point of that? The people who just want to relax and shoot and not care about their team will just jump into that mode hoping for a better team to play around them while they waste everyone else's time like they've been doing all along. It'll be quick play by the end of the first day it's live.
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