The oversimplification in WOW

It didn%26#8217;t really hit me until I saw this post about it, but there are no sharpening stones, weightstones, or mana or wizard oils in the process of World of Warcraft Power Leveling. Verimonde, a blue name that%26#8217;s unfamiliar to me, confirms that this is by design, saying %26#8220;While they were something nice to use once in a while for most people for many raid guilds they were simply another burden to the cost of raiding.%26#8221; This is essentially my reaction to the change, although some other Insiders are of the opinion that it%26#8217;s another step in the oversimplification of WoW Power Leveling. I%26#8217;m happy that typical raid consumables will be down to flasks and food.
There%26#8217;s another problem with this plan, though. When we do WOTLK Power Leveling, unless they remove the current stones and oils, progression-oriented raiders are going to be running back to Outland and farming up the mats for old stones and oils all the time. This is nothing new really; dedicated raiders have been going to great lengths for buffs since the days of mind-controlling fire resistance off UBRS mobs to go to MC and BWL. Still, In World of Warcraft PowerLeveling I don%26#8217;t think it%26#8217;s what Blizz had in mind in removing them, so my bet is that old stones/oils will either be removed, or prevented from working on players over level 70.