Yeah, and to be honest, it isn't nearly what a projector system does for ya. I've got Philips HIDs in my projectors on my Celica and my fiance has a reflector system with her Nissan factory HIDs on her Maxima.
Just imagine a normal reflector headlight and change the color of the light really. It isn't nearly what the high-end systems do.
That sounds pretty bad, why would subaru take such a great system, (projectors), and change it this model year? I'll be disappointed if the STI headlights are what you experienced. We'll just have to wait and see.