Millie, I do get your point. I get it very well, I just want you to know that. My post in the Shrine is for Damage Substitute and that's really the most useless Trait ever since ever using it is nothing but a big waste of a battle turn. I requested it solely for character reasons and, even more, for the RP that would come along with (trying) to gain it since it would have given me the chance to develop my character much further in interaction with a demigod. That this RP was taken from me is really, really, really upsetting me, believe me, given that it was 75% of my reason to apply in the first place. However, at this point, it was very obvious that it would never happen anyway, given how long I was waiting, so I do welcome the change.
About the fast release, I can only say what I talked about with Kodai. I was in the IRC for the first time in a long while yesterday and even before Kodai read my suggestion in the suggestion sction, she told me she had had an idea about the Shrine and how to revamp it. She told me about her idea and I asked her about specifics (like if we would be allowed to post in war areas and things) and suggested things like the theme lists and we talked for like...an hour about it. Then, given how long I had waited by now for my Trait, I carefully asked about if there was a date when the revamp would happen and she was like "If I can type fast enough, then tonight" and I was really floored, haha. And she then ran to talk to the other mods and I kind of went to bed soon after.
So yeah. Did I prefer the old system? For my character, yes, and I also have real problems to deal with the disappointment that the RPI had hoped for for two years will now never happen. But the change was needed. In the end, I prefer having a shot at the Trait at all instead of hoping for something great that will never happen.