To me it's a QOL request that's more positive then negative. It could get more people into shot calling, and it could be more easy to understand to the average FL player.

But to me the biggest QOL improvement would be for controller users. I personally discount all coordinate entries because of how tedious it is to access coordinates mid-fight in the chat. I realistically need to hit 5-6 inputs before getting to said coordinate in chat, but if the chat reads a cardinal/intercardinal direction in place of an X or Y, I wouldn't need to tab to the chat for information.

Do I think macros are the better way to go? Sure (I need ~12 macros to convey specific information during an FL match), but do I think this is an improvement over what is currently in place? Absolutely.