Thank you for your concerns, u/blueruckus. As I said above.. We're going to be closely keeping an eye on the Driftboard feedback. Please be constructive with things we can improve with it. "If you like it, please let us know. You never know where it might end up"
This new board handles extremely different than the current iteration and we didn't want to YOLO swap the board with what everyone currently uses and is used to. Due to this item being found in the world.. you can test it, see how you like it, and then provide the feedback. If you don't, that's okay as well. You can choose to not use it since it's in the world and you aren't being forced into the change.
We're keeping a close eye on this feedback for any potential changes.