Hmm I actually feel pretty opposite.
I didn't have a problem with the bows not using the aiming reticule.
I also was never a parry player either, but now that in MO 2 its significantly easier I feel its quite well balanced where if you were primarily an aggressive player in mo1, you now have the ability to add parry whoring to your skill set.
The changes they are making are more in line with what you're suggesting, but I don't like the change in direction because if you truly are aggressively talented you can do some fancy sword play while also being strong defensively, soon that won't be true.