I think what I found most baffling at the time of it’s removal was that you had the option to use master loot if you met the requirements, but did not have to. It was an extra option for people to use, and that choice was taken away.
As a healer in a higher end raiding guild I loved masterloot. Loot for me is a tool to enable progress with, and it should be given to the person who gains the raid the most benefit(So, not healers). Did it not feel good to get an item? Of course, but we had several months to get everyone whatever they desired, I knew I’d get that fancy trinket eventually.
Now with personal loot we basically run the same system: We still have a loot council, we still trade gear to the biggest beneficionary, except now it’s only gear we can trade.
The only thing this change has done for me is add a ton of frustration, it didnt solve splits, didnt solve any already almost non existent loot drama, nor did I ever feel pressured into giving loot up(In fact, I feel bad I cant trade something several times a tier now). Evaluating several years later, how does blizzard feel about the removal of master loot? Do they feel it has achieved the goals the change was supposed to?