I really like a lot of the changes in this update- the new music, pegs, events, and items are all dope- but I honestly think I like the previous version more. Perks are no replacement for item traits! The de-emphasis on luck and RNG in the item shop was necessary, I understand, but I feel like there was way more build diversity when the perk abilities were tied to the items and their respective proc rates. Though it did make Flutty very broken. I think this change in direction definitely works, especially if more items and perks are added, but I will grieve my v0.25 instant board-clear build that immediately crashed the game.
Will continue to play and follow development!