So, is my poor Nidalee a vastaya now?

those two roles aren't mutually exclusive...

So you are upset,because her powers likely have a known origin now instead of being random transformation powers with no real explanation?

I have had the same thought, similar to my thoughts of how the Ascending of shurima could be a ritual that forces generations of evolution to happen within a short time and turns them into a form of Vastaya....... Im curious how this is going to turn out tbh.