Not sure if it's been stated but if you plan to phase out (beyond "maintenance mode") the steemit.com interface maybe move password change to steem.com?
Password change is something we don't have or plan to have anytime soon at https://steempeak.com nor almost any other app has that so that's the one thing we all presently rely on for steemit.com.
Also we want to that the Nodes won't suffer, presently there's a lot of dependence on them (probably too much)
Anway, Thanks for making a good blockchain that is fast and free to transact. We have most of the parts needed to be successful. I think app makers and the community can certainly step up to make what we have work.