Quote (dakariii @ 26 Aug 2014 07:11)
one of my least favourite things about the 1st season, apparently now being a master bender lands you a menial job for the city
Actually, I think the point was that special bending forms stopped being closely guarded for the elite, but are being taught everywhere, for anyone who's got the natural talent for them, whether their basic bending is good or not.
Basically, the original team avatar democratized knowledge and special bending forms. Except of course for blood bending, because they're too blind to see the awesome applications for healing.