In other words Hobz, you want this style of event/quest in the game:



That is how quests and events were handled in FFXI, exactly how you want them here. (That comic is no exaggeration either).

The problem is, being given some vague info and then left to your own devices to figure it out inevitably drives the player to find out how to do it through other means, usually through fan websites rather than 'work it out yourself'. All SE has done has acknowledge this and cut out the middlemen by giving the player all the info they require.

Besides, if you hate the handholding that much, turn off your Duty list in Config which makes the quest info on your screen vanish - nothing is stopping you from trying to do it blind (nor am I saying you are wrong for wanting it like that). The fact is though, times have changed and most players (including me) are just too old and impatient to bother with minor parts of gameplay which are there purely to add to playtime spent.