Yeah, with the stat change, it only took 8 years and a little christmas spirit. Maybe I should rephrase the statement to "when they've made up their mind, they won't change it... for a very long time."

But see, that's just the thing. The staff makes up their mind about something and assumes it's right for god knows how long. Not being able to see a numerical number for stats never made sense. But it's one of those little things that you learn to adapt to (by writing your stats down on a piece of paper or on the PC). Shapeshifters being forced into a particular style of play within the parameters of their focus is a much, much larger setback than having to write stat numbers down.

If I were able to customize say, an Outlander shapeshifter, I'd probably like to have a wildcat, since it can auto-creep in the woods, along with several other utility options. Maybe I'd like to also have something that can evade a bunch of special guards somehow, either by dodging a whole (lemur/mongoose) lot or just simply flying away.

But this sort of customization apparently is not wanted. And I still haven't heard any valid reasons as to why, other than "but people like the randomness" argument.

And for that, I call ####.