I'm glad the sycophancy is gone now (because OMFG it would glaze you for literally anything - even telling it to chill out on the praise would net you some praise for being "awesome and wanting genuine feedback"), but a small part of me also misses it.
I have a prompt that has it call me something specific so I am reminded that it’s running my system prompt. The nature if the sycophancy made it even more obvious the thing is not human, which I appreciated.