I've just returned to the game after about a year and can't say that I find the gold nerfs very welcoming >.< .. I can understand what they tried to do, but I think this was the wrong way, especially for newer/lower leveled players.
But I also see it positive; less gold means I need to play longer to reach my goals, playing longer means I have more to do in the game. The aspects such as PVP thankfully don't affect me as I'm not into that. I think in this game, much more than in others you need to pick the elements which are "fun" to you and if you don't play to progress and more in a casual sense without the feeling to "need" to level up quickly and become the top player than it can still be enjoyable, atleast that works for me.