Yeah, I have very little table time with Almirithil on the board, my side or against, but I think they're well suited to move forward. The other factions should also have good screening options (Lions, Kestral, Banshee, Crusader, etc). In a way, the MAC changes should help a lot of the "why would I ever bring an Ogre" issues that the slower PBG platforms face. If /most/ of the things on the table have a minimum range, then screens don't have to do all the closing on their own.
And yes, CAVBoss has been discussing the minimum range changes on the Wednesday streams. I can't remember if MRACs are also getting the minimum, because magnetic accelerators are magnetic accelerators, but I'll try to remember to ask him tonight.