I'm not against temptations for using the tadpole, I just don't get, why you have to use it for this one single piece of technology in the mindflayers ship, while you can use much more important tech ( the console, where you Change that poor Woman, the helm...) without it. To me, it doesn't make a lot of sense and seems totally random.
It sounds to me like the change is pretty good, but the “retcon” is far to transparent at the moment. It is something that can be addressed though - I would be surprised if they didn’t redesign the introduction for 1.0 once all companions are in place.