A lot of the sentiment was burn out. And not being able to trust that Blizz really has changed. And during that time, Classic was much more popular that also has talent trees and no borrowed power systems. No daily honey-do lists.
So you are just baiting people here?
It never meant from borrowed power systems because retention decline also happened while they were in the game. The time this game was it’s most popular and popular again with Classic was without borrowed power systems.
No it’s something you claim, but it was something many had to do to meet requirements with their guilds. Good riddance.