The community is not split any more than what is was. There are multiple styles of game play possible and that will of course group people into different categories. And this is not such a bad thing.
The BBs are not ugly, there are some that get ugly in some threads and that is unfortunate. Many members make a consorted effort not to cross that line. It's ok to disagree and have different opinions that is what makes the world go round.
There is also a lot of jabbing, tongue in cheek so to speak going on as well.
Personally I think with the latest changes the community will be coming together like never before.