This omg this. I was enjoying Classic again until I started doing dungeons as my paladin. I get flack for "stealing" cloth/leather gear from them. Goes to show who didn't play back then, but still makes you feels like crap.
If they were to bring it back, the would have to rework everything and that will be hard as people get set in their ways. This also hurts hybrids and (more so) plate wearers, since they can wear everything.