I read a few comments about the potion exploit, and I can only say you guys are whining about a feature that wasn't actually a feature. Stat ups from potions means there's almost no limit to how many times you can jump your stats despite not having the level for it to make sense. She didn't take away freedom, she fixed something that was busted, something you'd find in a lot of alpha games. Same reason she took out the demon items, because you're technically not supposed to have them either.
If you're not already a champ at smacking people down without potions, you're probably doing something wrong.