I’ve typed out a lot of my thoughts regarding this change and could easily type paragraphs again but even so, Blizzard gave the most warning I’ve ever seen them give for anything.
There is no way people in the PVP community didn’t know about this, even those who don’t go to the forums should have known by word of mouth. If you’re surprised now that this is happening after getting 12 weeks of warning I don’t know what to say.
Edit: More people should have complained about the rank displayed thing they cared. I suggested someone who was upset make a thread but it didn’t get traction so i doubt Blizzard even noticed and at that point, really, what can you do? Here’s the thread he made: (We should keep our titles) In reguards to Classic Era 1.14.4 PvP Update (Rank 14s perspective) - In Development / Classic Era 1.14.4 PTR - World of Warcraft Forums (blizzard.com)