I can't comment on those, I haven't played her yet. I'm just commenting on people freaking out about top level players not playing her anymore. Anything you got from my statements beyond that is you reading too much into it :3
Do I like all of her changes? No. But everyone is acting like the Bang board from cs1. May this iteration suck and be the low point of Makoto, probably. Maybe I just don't see the affects of the nerfs on my style of play, because I'm not a top player or even good and I don't use a lot of Makoto stylish stuff (dp loops, counter hit dp full corner carry etc etc) from the videos I've seen she seems to be a character that is based strongly on your fundamentals and footies.
Edit - read the entry level character and I was confused then I read it again and it clicked (its been a long day)