I don't have a problem with the HS patch, and i'm on a PvP server. I have not noticed a significant gameplay change in any area other than hillsbrad, which instead of being zerged by both sides at night, is now zerged by both sides all day. there are alternatives to going there and anyone who choses to do so now choses to do so stupidly
the people ganking people with 1% health, or people lower to them, are the examples of dumbasses raising their honorkills rather than their contribution points. i inspected someone who had 11,000 honor kills, and only 20,000 contribution points. Yet, i myself have 400 honor kills and 8000 contribution. A buddy has 1500 kills at 23,000 contribution.
my only beef with HS is that i will never really do very well in it since i do not have the time to compete with the 16 year olds who tag 100s of people via AoE for hours upon hours for no CP. but oh wellz, such is life i guess.
You gotta realize that the real true players are out there looking for fair or slightly outmatched AGAINST them fights. and the people who are riding around ganking are the same people who were doing it before HS, and are the same people who will be doing it after battlegrounds is out.