Originally Posted by
Kurt2013
@Cirith-Gorgar:
I was curious about this, because even with the consistency argument (which can work towards keeping the normal versions untouched too), it is a weighing...you weigh the risk of annoying people who like the old stuff, the chance to make things worse and the respect for designers who came before you (or worked with you, in case of the Lucas effect) against the chance the make things better (e.g. fix things from scratch), putting your own stamp in it and as you say consistency while adding something new.