Frog farming would have been fine if it’s roughly equal or slightly better opposed to raiding.
The fundamental problem is that it created a situation where it was go frog farm or fall behind forever.
Completly making lfr/scenarios/heroic dungeons/normals irrelevant once you have your ring/trinket/necklace achievements as hyperfarming would have given to good rewards to avoid doing it.
With as a result long queue’s and a requirement to grind frogs before you get accepted in heroics to get a chance at some purpe items.
So it’s no surprise Blizzard had to hit those farms with a nerf hammer to maintain a healthy player population willing to do content.
But then you also remove all ability for players to catch up.
But no worries - those players can always go out and purchase a boost if they want their achievements or 10 quick tusks per day. /s
I think a soft reset for the cloak is a decent deal all things considered.
The power spike allowed you to jump straight over normal mode which allowed you a higher daily income of bronze.