What a devastating decision for so many content creators. While I do understand some people hated gotchas, they were never required for anyone to play in SL in order to 'progress' or have better gear (as in lootboxes in other games). Rather, I have to agree with those who compare them to gumball machines. You always got SOMETHING, maybe not the rare or the item you wanted, but you did get something (that you could even resell if you didn't want it).
For those who are saying that it's great, now they can purchase just the parts they want, you are ignoring (or are just oblivious to) the fact that most gotchas are designed as a full concept. I predict very few content creators are going to break thier gotchas up and sell the pieces. They are far more likely to just pack them all into a fairly expensive fat pack where you have to buy the whole thing, and not just the one or two pieces you wanted.