This is indeed a bug and not an intended change. There was a data error that I mistakenly introduced back when we were working on putting Cathar in. It's the reason the Cathar color 1 is broken as well. We fixed it prior to release of course, but unfortunately, stomping out data errors like these can be particularly hard to remove when in such a parallel development environment like ours. All it took was missing one place, and eventually, the error crept back in with this latest patch. So, I'd like to apologize for Jorgan's untimely sickness. I will work my magic and heal him and other poor sick Cathar for 2.2.2.

Actually, we already have bloom in the game, we just keep it pretty subtle. Don't worry, the art style remains intact! I'm sure there will be some additional info coming before 2.3 about these improvements. I'm really excited about them. We're always trying to give our artists more tools for making great stuff for you.