X-wing 2.5 First Impressions: The Rules

Our local X-wing league has been using a hybrid of X-wing 2.0 and X-wing 2.5 over the past couple of months. Basically we were playing X-wing 2.0, with the new random order after dials rule (ROAD), the new obstacle rules, and the new bump/range 0 rules. This was in an effort to give people practice and make the shift to 2.5 as easy as possible. I thought I'd offer my thoughts on those specific changes:

1. ROAD seems good. I always hated the bidding system in 1.0. It was such a clunky way to decide who was first and second player (for the whole game!). The bids became so large as 2.0 progressed that I gave up on bidding, even when flying my beloved Soontir (I'll take the extra 10-20pts thanks). From what I've experienced ROAD has stopped ace fights being a one-sided affair, and also just seems like a better representation of the chaos of conflict. 
2. I'm not quite sold on the bump rules. I understand why they needed to punish intentional self-bumping in objective play. I have no issues with that, but I kinda wish they'd left blocking opponents alone. Blocking and dodging blocks has always felt very interactive. It may just be I'm hanging on to a strategy I used extensively. It's obviously still very useful to control where your opponent can go and limit them to a focus, which they may not want to take because of the stress. I will wait to pass judgement on this until I've had a lot more games with the changes.
3. Like the bump rules, I'm not sold on the Range 0 attacks. Again it might just be because I frequently used blocks, so now getting shot when I pull off a block feels bad. Also, by their nature range 0 shots are very swingy, which can also feel bad. I will wait to pass judgement.
4. The new obstacle rules are fine. Hitting an obstacle feels really bad (as it should), and choosing to fly through an obstacle feels like a very calculated, and risky play (again, as it should). 

Overall I think the rules changes are a positive, and the designers seem to have a clear direction they want to take X-wing in.