Doug I share your frustration. A friend of mine whom I invited to join WGT has been lucky enough to fall into the Tour Master tier. He's kitted out with all the best equipment and has served enough time on here to know the shots to play in any given situation.
Our matchplay record prior to the changes was 6-0 in my favour. Our first game under the new tiers, he wins. Now I see he has won 2 ready go tournaments today. Obviously I am delighted for him, it's a chance for him to rack up the credits and be able to play this game for free. However it is galling in the extreme for me that I am at this disadvantage to him and many others because of previous successes.
The sooner WGT reddress some of the balance the better. By being "fairer" to the majority, they are being grossly unfair to the minority. The minority being some of the biggest users on the site.