I know for a fact that I would participate in the minigames much more often if I could just queue up to them from anywhere. This change isn't supposed to increase interest in these minigames, but rather increase participation in them, because not everyone wants to set aside time of waiting in the minion square when they can be doing something else. Just imagine if the same were done for dungeons, people would be bored out of their mind because it forces them to stay in the same area until the queue is found, which will lead to people saying "Why cant I gather/craft/do fates while waiting for a dungeon? Waiting for a dungeon in a single spot is stupid and i'd much rather do something meanwhile im waiting."