I haven't required nor done any MASA nor DSC to re-qualify this last year. I regularly fly J in QF and OW partners for work, and discount Y for holidays. I have also been having trouble redeeming the QFF points from all those travels, either the redemption is not available on the dates I wanted, upgrades not available due to my booking class, over-the-top tax on redemption booking, etc. etc. etc. It's been a while since I actually wonder why I bother earning all those points at all, rather than crediting to AA or CX for example (with their superior redemption value).
Post this change, I won't be able to retain my WP, so I may as well fly whichever carrier who would appreciate my business, making my QFF matter much simpler, as they wanted. To be frank, all these "simpler" wording in the latest announcement sounds like an insult to me.