by ras2124
I think what iello has tried to do with the 2nd edition Power-Up Expansion is to try and simplify things (going forward).
If they wanted to simplify things, it would be easy. Just release an upgrade pack with the new monsters and power cards. That would bring 1st edition owners up to speed in the simplest and straight forward way. According to their own announcement there are over 1 million 1st edition copies that were sold so should be viable. This is also in line with what most companies try to do when they release a new edition. However with no mention of this in the last year and them moving forward with other monster packs, it is looking less and less likely that they have any intention of doing this. So, no, it does not look like they are trying to simplify things.