No, it doesn’t prevent people from communicating, but it trivializes the necessity of communication. People en masse will literally always favor the more convenient option. Therefore, trivializing the necessity of a thing effectively removes it from existence by and large.
I really don’t mean it as a jab at you, but I have to point out that you might just be the common denominator if you don’t personally see much player interaction happening. The arguments you make against the importance of the necessity for player interaction in Classic tell me that you’re not one of the people who see any value in it.
I swear I mean this with full respect and friendliness – The way you discuss the issue makes me think that you’re just not understanding the value that I see in player interaction. It’s one thing to understand me and disagree, but another thing entirely for my perspective to be completely lost on you.
I’m very interested in figuring out which one it is.
This problem runs waaaay deeper than “10 char”.