SuSE 8.1 the future of Yast2?

There has been much debate as to whether Yast2 is good/bad, etc. and I think both sides have valid arguments. So, I would like to not go there, if possible. However, what I was wondering is what changes, updates, etc. of Yast2(3?) are in store for future releases of SuSE, especially SuSE 8.1? One reason that I did not upgrade to 8.0 is the negative feedback of yast2 (to me Yast1/2 and Sax1/2 is what makes SuSE, SuSE). The other reason was too many .0's (SuSE 8.0, kde 3.0, and gnome was just around the corner with 2.0). But, I would have overlooked the .0's if it wasn't for the constant complaints of Yast2 and/or lack of Yast1. SuSE...please give me a reason to upgrade to 8.1 when it comes out, please :) Thanks, Jeric