Folks who do not live in the EU/NA appreciate leeway. Living in an East Asian country, I can play on Taiwanese servers, but I do not speak the language. I can play on Oceanic servers, but the lag is worst than EU or US servers. On west coast my latency is about 145, so any compensation I may get, I am happy for.
The only thing ruining Classic for me, are the whiny people such as the creator of this thread.