I personally like and do not like this change at the same time.
I like it because now i do not have a "color-mess" in my castle because i have to place ALL rugs to get maximum comfort.
And i also dislike it because nobody wants to lose "progression".

This change is no surprise to me because i already expected it. - Maybe thats the reason why i am not upset now.

Originally posted by DonJuanDoja:

...
Without mods I think this game would have a tiny fraction of the current player base due to this simple fact.
..

Sorry but this is ********. In average about 3%-5% of the players use mods. - that is negligible