I thought the same, that it was just a style Lockheart was going for.
I quite liked it the original way, but if it was a mistake that bothered them just enough for them to re-render a LOT of images, then I support their decision.
Same same! And yes. Daz Studio likes to eff you up once every while... If it's not crashing while you are saving a scene, it is doing something funky while simulating dForce stuff....