Yeah, I can see the arguments for not running pod. I've seen that it's sufficiently powerful and kind of interesting to draft around, but certainly isn't everyone's cup of tea.
I still prefer my token-making abilities to be minuses. They're both close to being cards that I love, while having enough wrong with them to make me want to pass.
Oh yeah, I did this too. But I didn't want there to be 10 temples available, so I made a <Temple of Choice> slot. You would pick it from ULD, then take the one you wanted.
Yeah, I mean, I agree about the Pridemates. They're not in my list currently. But I had fun the couple times I played the deck. It was a pretty cheap archetype to install too, price wise.