The only reason Uller's Divine Punishment could be utilized by players was because it inherently dealt area damage, but after it was changed to target only players who desecrated the statue, it naturally got abandoned by the players.
The players were, of course, voicing their complaints about the change in the Divine Punishment mechanic.
Some suspected that the players' abuse of the Divine Punishment had caught Uller's attention, leading her to change it, but more players preferred to believe that it was another attempt by the game developers to suppress unconventional gameplay...
After all... although "Elf Kingdom" had proven countless times that the NPCs in this game indeed reacted to the players' actions, the existence of a True God still felt somewhat distant and unreal to them.
And Eve, also noticed numerous complaint posts on the official forum after Uller changed the Divine Punishment...