I have to agree with many of the posters in this thread: This change is for the best.

I am very excited that I don't have to farm for hours, or spend hundreds of gold to prepare for a couple nights of raiding. The new buffs will be a slight enhancement, which I always thought alchemy buffs should be.

This patch will probably intrusive as hell, and potentially interrupt raiding for a short time, depending on bugs and balancing, but I eagerly await it.