I'm glad I'm one of the 15 or less players that actually speak up about things that need to be changed, I have been after soldier reforms for over 2 years now.
As to ease of class, what's easier? Staying alive on a pvp geared demo with extremely low magic damage vs. 2-4 soldiers or being one of the 2-4 soldiers with a heavy imbalance and the best gear available.
Seeing as you have mained a HoX at some point, I'm sure you know the answer to that. And like I said before, there is a Conq and DT population explosion because people enjoy tanking that much? Or is it because you can fulfill multiple roles because of how those classes play currently. Been playing since release, my experience is that when class explosions happen it's because the class is majorly imbalanced and effective if played well or badly...