This was posted before tank stance enmity buff. Before flash buff. Before circle if scorn buff. Before war stopped ducking revamp/buff. Before speed runs were remotely 'standard' because most people were ilvl 60ish.

Everyone was a newby. The avg skill of players was just plain lower because even the best players only had a few months under their belt.

Things were very different for tanks back then. It was a rough life. All those complaints about loosing threat are long gone. Healers aren't having constant heart attacks in run of the mill dungeons anymore. Cue times aren't nearly as horrid as they were. Every complaint from the OP im 2013 has been eliminated or reduced significantly.