Yeah - I don't think points are bad. I spent the last nine months working heavily on a point comp that just happened to not work out very well because I didn't have a GT behind it.
However I do think tournament culture will begin seeping back into AOS which kills everything not associated with tournament culture. Want to run those scenarios that are unbalanced? Good luck! Twenty years of tournament culture has taught me that, at least in North America, getting to do narrative scenarios is a massive challenge when everyone around you wants to do tournament pitched battle because otherwise "its not fair".
Erik is spot on though - if thats what the people want then thats what the people want. Trying to change that is pointless, and this is where I get off the GW bus and find something else to do with my time.