That’s always something that worries me when the devs decide to do massive shake-ups in design philosophies and when developers in general decide to engage in pendulum swinging (the latter of which happens far too often in the video game industry).
I don’t think melee Survival should be deleted in favor of bringing back ranged Survival. I think ranged Survival should be brought back in some form such as a fourth spec, which would simply avoid causing more complaints about deleted play styles in the first place.
Above thread is a pretty good example of how the ranged Survival gameplay should be brought back.
On a side note, I also do not want the devs to prune Pistol Shot and Between the Eyes, either. Glyphs that change the aesthetics of the abilities would be fine, they just shouldn’t be pruned simply because some players complain about Outlaw Rogues using guns.
Plenty of players now actually like Pistol Shot and Between the Eyes, while others would like to be able to change their visuals to thrown weapons through Glyphs.