One one hand you're saying "nerf lagging moves" and then you say "change cranial and bearcharge back, make lash more reliable". You can't have it both ways. That being said...

Bearcharge hasn't been changed other than the same sort of antigang stuff like bash,trip,etc have, so I don't know what you're talking about. Cranial is still a quite viable option, it's just not the greatest spec-skill ever like it was before. And if you're using lash as a non-warrior whip spec, you're probably better off running away - very rarely is it the right thing to do.

We'll see how the rest of it plays out. It may drastically change the dynamics of group on group pk or raid situations. Take a 4 on 2 situation, it may be better for the foursome to split their attacks. In turn, the 2 have more of a fighting chance to do some damage to the 4. That's far more interesting and FUN! to me than a 4 on 1 raping.