Well, I haven't posted anything for months, but this finally got me to come out and speak up.
Thanks for saying exactly what I was feeling. I feel that smart players that know their class and use a good rotation are rewarded by using SCC. These changes seem to just dumb it down and make it almost useless.
I also like the suggestion to only have Kolto Bomb damage reduction apply once per person instead of being able to stack.
The general population seems to believe that Sorc AOE heal is needed for pretty much all end game content. Being a Merc Healer and a Raid Leader for my guild, I have been able to prove that 2 Merc healers can handle the HM Operations. For the most part though, everyone believes that Sorc healers are needed for that AOE.
One of my Merc healer friends was removed from a HM SOA Pug group because they said they needed a Sorc Healer. Yes, they were wrong, but that only demonstrates the general perception that Merc healers are inferior to Sorc healers.
Also, specifically Jarg & Sorno is a really hard fight in HM/Nightmare. I have The Infernal title on my Merc healer and consider myself pretty good (don't ask why I don't have Unyielding). I seriously don't see us beating Jarg & Sorno in Nightmare with only 1 medpack and the nerfs to healing that are coming. My heat management is going to end up biting me in the end.
People tend to take big spike damage in that fight and large quick heals are needed.