No, they didn’t get rid of the affix bloat and adjust how the gear system overall works. Anyone who expected this was on some hard copium. I know I’ve commented on these forums a number of times saying I want to see those changes, but I never ever thought it’d happen by S2. S2 was already slated when the game released.
If we get something similar (as far as a significant change) to 2.0 in D3, maybe we’ll see it by the first expansion.
I do think the Crit/Vuln adjustment MAY be enough for me, loot wise, to give S2 a go, tho; also the Sorc and Necro changes and hopefully the leveling is noticeably faster.
Overall, for me, I think they are beginning to go in the right direction with the game, but I do not think it’s where I’d like it to be to say anything definitive.