User blog comment:LeDaea/On Attribute removal from Skyrim/@comment-5469467-20130409044545/@comment-3217145-20130409121111

I think you could call it "streamlining," in the same sense that switching computers from command-line interfaces to graphical ones was "streamlining." Computers are certainly less complex to use now, but I'm not complaining. It was a massive upgrade to their usability and popularity. Pretty much anyone can figure out how to use them now, but that doesn't mean they have no depth or complexity. I disagree with the use of "streamlining" as a dirty word (not that you were necessarily using it in that sense).