I don't know maybe its just me,but after playing WoTLK Expac hardcore these past months,seems to me during a Dev powow they decided that by giving AoE damage and CC to almost every class it would help quieten the QQ's about MB,i'm not saying this was the main reason for AoE and class rebalance,but overall it seems as if they want to put speedbumps in for MBers.