It is more like a different way of controlling voting and commenting, posting.
Instead of bandwidth, now we use "RC" ressources credit.
It will slow down the use of robots to do voting and earning.
On the surface not too many change.
Reward will be the same to a certain extent.
You have #steem power, always good for you.
For some we have to wait couple days for voting power or RC to go back up.
Now you are at 44% of your voting power.