It wasn't that people hated the convenience, it's that the convenience had the unintended effect of taking away identity within the game. Granted I haven't played in a long time, but last time I did WoW felt like an endless sea of faceless players that you will never again see. Like the difference between a big city or a small town. Sure a small town might feel limited to a big city fella, but couldn't you agree that there is a compelling draw to the small town life?

I think that ultimately at the core what I hope to get back is that identity, that sense of self on the server. Changes and improvements can erode that in unforseen ways, and a lot of inconveniences can actually contribute to the world building (mail delay, for example).

Despite people's seemingly unfavorable view of Blizzard, I do think that there's been a lot of lessons learned. What we know so far proves that the team working on classic can make these QoL changes without negatively impacting server communities.