Everyone hates on Equip macros but honestly it added additional complexity to the game which was good. Most of the people who don't like it either did not have the gear to do it or had issues with the fundamental realism of it. Mind you I said most not all.
As long as that complexity is there and we don't end up with another skill mashing game then it would be best to run without it.
lol @ WS equip macros, I'm sure a lot of melee people played BLM or RDM too. Setting up macros for a BLM with Staves, Obis and ENF/MAB/MACC/INT/+HMP sets was a pain in the ass. Especially before you learned to upload your macros to the server...