Exactly, Doc. I've read over this whole thread, seen a lot more positive than negative comments, then they go ingame and BAM! "Whut? Dey changin' mah grafix! Nuh-uh! No you di'n't!" Especially when the new icons are soooo much nicer looking than the old ones. Appropriate? I'm not one to know, I don't have an IGoC, nor will I be likely to get one, but the new icon looks much better than the overused crystal sphere it used to be.
Ooh, just thought of something. Maybe a custom icon for the Engineer pistol, you know, the solar-powered tradeskill one? All that work goes into building it and it still looks like a standard River handgun :P