The purchase process for Steem Delegations is actually pretty much the same as normal purchases of coins (except that we will offer the option of delegation renewals in the near future). So I don't anticipate it will cause any confusion to our existing user base (and so far, we haven't seen any).

Naturally, there will be some people who will think it's a bad thing: this is true of just about any new thing in crypto from what I've seen. As one of the largest steem holders, I did give it a lot of thought before deciding to offer the service, and I'm sure it will be a net positive for the long-term value of the coin.