I am a 100% with Natty. If you change this, you will chase a number of people away, myself for one. Right now there is an immersion mode, that is a fine compromise. It takes a lot of hubris to think that everyone should have to conform to what you think is a better way to play. Show us a poll where a clear majority want something like this and you would at least have a leg to stand on.
It puzzles me when people want to change pivotal elements of gameplay this late into the mod. I know we would all like to shape things to our own likings, but at this point most of us are happy with the established system.