Protect takes care of physical AND magic damage, it also lasts for 5 minutes so there's one wish granted right off the bat
The old system was kinda convoluted I think. . . it was nice to have so many actions but I think now that it's simplified it is a lot smoother. I miss the AoE toggle but that's kinda a non-issue since we've all (re)learned our jobs and whatnot.
People were apprehensive at first, myself included but after settling in with it, it turned out to be a pretty pleasing system. UI woes aside I think it's a lot smoother than it was.
Sad fact is coming in here and chest thumping, yelling your wants won't get you far. You'll attract more flies with honey, why not lay some suggestions down that might improve the system?