[renowner]

I like stat traits. Ignoring the balance discussion, on a purely Roleplay minded, or game-feel minded basis:
You could have no stat traits, become a bit weaker, not even that much weaker. And take a lot more fun and well rounded traits that define your character as well as all the free time you've spent over the years.

Or you could take stat traits, not have any of those more fluff-filled or fun character rounding traits, and well. Now you've spent your character's free time training and becoming the best he can possibly be. Maybe you don't know how to force feed people cookies, carve arcane tattoos onto your body, or never learned how to summon fairy illusions. But you're pretty damn swole!

And continuing this line of thought, I really, really hope that legend extending or some sort of asago item at the very least allows people to redo traits. Because if I have a character who grows up, over a large amount of real time, i'd hate for them to be stuck as they are. Maybe now I've roleplayed learning how to be a proper medic, or have learned how to pick locks. Now suddenly my year old traits are stuck as they are. If I've already used all the legend ink free trait points, i'd be stuck forever. (Dev said that when he's finished with this new trait system, there won't be any way to change traits.)

I'm fine with there being no EASY way. But I really hope at the very least, Legend Extending still resets all your traits as it sets you back to level one.