Idk, it looks okay. Not going to chase after it, that is for sure
Them trying to cater to people like you is what's wrong with the game. People need less awesome things handed to them, not more. If anything, it's a dumb business move and they've shown they don't follow that design philosophy. See: Ashes of Alar, Invincible's Reins, Pureblood Firehawk, etc etc.
So welcome to reality.
Only thing I might not like about this is it potentially taking up too much screen real estate. Other than that it's amazing.
Here's some reality for you. For all the crap that you complain about:
"Awww the games is ruined."
"Waah <insert ANYTHING> was added the game is broken now"
"Someone else has my bike, I'm gonna quit now "
You're still playing
and posting on a Webpage forum dedicated to the game. No matter what they do you will still be here so please quit bitching and let them do what they do.
Friggin Video Hipsters.
thanks god I'm engineering!