I think it's fine if they get rid of 1k hats. I mean, they already lowered the hat distribution to 25..why not just take the whole idea away? 0:
I have nothing against hat chasers/monkeys, but they used to really annoy me, because most of them usually pop out of nowhere at 700-900 hours. Then, they'll commit 24/7 helping those last 1-3 weeks of towering, and actually get the hat in the end. And, it sucks for the players who has been spending the last few months at towers. But now, I don't really care about them because of the new hat limit xD.