I think its a great decision makes the game easier to get into and thralls less of a grind.
Prior on PVP servers (not that I have bothered with thrall grabbing post age of sorcery cause coins) I would have to grab at minimum a T3 task master before grabbing anything else, because I need to be able to break a thrall outside of raid time or someone will just crack my wheel.
Made it really difficult to start out, Now its just gonna be get your thrall, break it and your good to go, no more time gating.