Yes a possibility, but I just can't see how it would work properly given you only get either Life or Death shards on the map depending on your allegiance. I also just think that it's too big a deal to not be mentioning it in the release notes.
But I don't get how it could be "accidentally" removed either.
I really wish we would get a beta for these patches, the community picks up issues like this immediately... let the eager players get in there an test the thing so this stuff doesn't happen, geez.
