It's hardly a redesign, that was the whole point. It was a simple solution avoiding the need to redesign in the first place
But I'll say once again, i don't think it's necessary. I think the current trajectory in the patch is a good one. Yours is very unclear
To me turning an all round unit to specialized is redesign. You are entitled to your opinion.
I have made more than one suggestions on how to make T1/penal better designed even in this threat, other have also suggested change like Gaia.