Specifically, Graham said the changes would be made by launch. The people with early access are not on final copies. It would have meant a lot to me to be able to keep the bowing animation for shrines just because it fits the whole zen/wellness theme I have for some of my sims. Bow to the shrine, plop down on the meditation stool and get all zen in a bamboo forest sounds pretty awesome. At the very least I hope we keep the shrines as decorative items.
Bowing in general is going to be really cool among sims but I wonder if it's only available for proper sims.
