I insta pre-ordered the "Ultimate" version of the expansion before read the relic/rune change. I never pre-order anything, but I did because I trusted ANET. Reading their response just made me lose interest in play the game because it clearly looks like some sort of damage control. And just to clarify, the idea of move rune effects into another piece of gear is not inherently bad, but the way ANET did it and like others pointed out, makes a dangerous precedent to the game.
Can't say GW2 is the MMO that respect my time. Not anymore.