If Blizz truly wanted boxing dead, why not go the GW2 route? Sure, some hardware boxers would stay, but that's a small minority of a small minority. While I'm sure Blizz knew this would break boxing in BGs, I'm guessing they did this to help (ineffectively) curb botting. If boxing wasn't the primary reason for the change, and it's ineffective at stopping any bots, and it impacts blind players, there is a chance they reverse the change.