I don't see any changes to the sprites since the last time, either the S2 or adults. But as I said, I'm not always very observant when it comes to artwork, and don't necessarily notice tiny changes. Text, now, text I would notice a change.
I think I want to distance myself from the drama. Sure, the old sprite was beautiful. So is the new one, imo, and I actually like the changes to the description of the adult. It's no longer similar to any of the earlier V-Day dragons. It would have been interesting to have such a unique-looking dragon; now it's not likely to happen, because chances are everyone is going to permanently shy away from the whole deer idea.
I do feel sorry for the artists, whether they did anything wrong or not. This is going to haunt them as long as the site is around. They may have to start over with new IDs, which is hard to do. Believe me on this, I've done it before, when I was being harassed by a stalker. It's hard, it's emotionally draining, and it's depressing. I do not envy them.