Things just got less frustrating. Previously, you could hold the Shift key to "Brace", which would make you resist forces (like Rift forces) and stay in one spot more easily. Not bracing usually meant getting pulled into a Rift, or flung all over the place. But I realized that A) New players didn't really understand this concept, and didn't use it enough, and got frustrated, and B) By the later levels, experienced players were just holding down the Shift key almost 100% of the time, which was more of a hassle than a skill.
So, with this update, Bracing is now automatic. Any time you're not actively walking in a direction, you'll automatically brace. This makes everything feel much more in control than it did before.
For speedrunners, who appreciated the ability not to brace in cases where it helped them go faster, you can still have that experience, by making sure you're always holding down on a movement key if you want to bypass the Auto-Brace behavior.