I know change sparks a strong reaction, especially when unexpected (I speak from personal experience and a general dislike of change), but the more I think about it—and the more I reflect on why they went with that design—the more it grows on me. It helps that there are already color and styling variations, though I’m going to use a custom dark gray/black one where I can (because obsidian).
That plus the need for an image that they had complete creative control over (which they didn’t with the old one) makes me increasingly okay with the change.
I think the community will largely come around to this new design and come to love it (almost?) as much as the original.