I honestly think the GSTs should be merged - I'm pretty sure the NGS (which will likely never actually come out) is going to merge them either way.
I think it's pretty evident that the mixed side is no way near as competitive as it used to be when most of the Alumni team can spend around a day or 2 before GST practicing and still win every time.
Would also be nice to see some sparrers such as Comyt (who extremely overrates himself since I don't think anyone even thinks he's good anymore) get bodied after playing the whole season on an alt (just like he gets **** on in practice by plyers that spar for around an hour or 2 every 3 months). Since he already uses excuses such as "my controls got stuck" maybe he will be able to top some mixed events such as Exalt logging off mid spar after getting flawed because a girl was waiting for him outside.