@Complex I was a tad late on updating the coinpurse bit, sure. I forgot to put that in when Sparkle stated they'd retain materials. Whoops.
But you're complaining about a system that you haven't even played on yet. They made changes, all of them for the better. Are there some other things that could be changed? Sure, always is. But the changes implemented by the AR team are exactly where Trion and XL games failed.
How about playing the new system before making assumptions and registering complaints? If things need to be tweaked later down the road, this team seems willing to listen. But for now, don't knock it before you try it.