That is a great Story SSDR.
Cat3, there are consequences from accepting your wording change, under your logic, someone could use a weapon focus throwing knife and still have it active when it hit the target. That won't be allowed, thus the change isn't going to happen.
As to the background count, the rating change has already been discussed, Background count has been around for long time, and the changes made to it were to account for other changes made in the system. If you want to head down to the errata forums and you find the thread where I argued against the those changes for many pages.
Understand that background count isn't the only change to the magic system we have seen over five editions, I could point out several more. But it's not important you refuse to discuss other option man, not even a mention of them, you ignored them for two posts now. Come on dude, you asked for opinions you got them. It's time to consider other ways and means.