I have the regular L2D CE and I recently purchased the L2D CE Q2 special edition mostly for the OP reflector. The beam is definitely much much smoother and I would characterize the texture as light to medium. Throw may be affected somewhat since the hotspot intensity is reduced. To my eyes, throw is not much affected; it's just that the hotspot is spread out. I guess over long distances, the effect may be more pronounced, but I don't really use my lights for throw, so I can't really comment.
If you're bothered by the ringiness of the smooth reflector, I think you'll be very happy with the OP reflector. Always nice to have more light around.