"The algorithm of least astonishment!"

I love it! That is exactly what one should expect in a game. That is no where near what CA ever provides. It seems to me that either CA needs a better project manager/lead programmer, or better structure design in MTW. They just seem sort of overwhelmed and keep introducing the same mistakes over and over with no consideration for your rule. After playing with the patch, I am not even sure they understand how their monster works and they certainly can no longer control it. Hopefully the tools they have provided to the community to mod with are sufficient to make up for their deficits.