You are right about the same people trying to talk you through.
Please do not let this be a reason not to do suggestions.
Things do not have to be complex to be added.
The situation is that the MV team has a history of decades in developing DJ software. Basically every new version is a redesign to a certain extend, without hanging on to the past. They want to stay/become a top product. There is no competitor in the world that can use it software on as many platforms as MV can (PC/Mac/iOS/Android/Linux).

Within this picture to my honoust opinion the suggestions you did are not as basic.
Your opinion is to get certain things in, in this case my opinion is that it is better the way it works now. You provided valid arguments just as I tried to do (in a respectfull way, though I am Dutch...)
I (we) try to assist you by explaining why and how we think you'll enjoy the new possibilities even more.
...without what we (I) think are workarounds...

And in the end only UncleVibes decides...