In my opinion, the first solution on beta was fine - maybe with a little tweaking.
thinking on it, you might be right. although there are numerous other viable options too, which would have never been given a thought as there is enough work done on this already, to be easily scratched and started all over again.
there will always be people that are not really happy unless they have it their own way. it is to be expected. however, a promise made should be a promise given, especially if it took them so long. but Inno , as any other company, listens to the feedback that is more in line with their own decisions, and if there is none such feedback - with the easiest demand, even if it's made by few and despite what majority wants. i've seen other companies take a single dumb suggestion out from hundreds viable ones, and then handling the outcome with the "you have asked for this yourselves". i have no idea how many people have suggested keeping the blueprint into the game, but they can't have been majority, as it's obvious none of the people here isn't happy with it, or at least none have said it openly.
sadly, i'm not surprised at all.