I think that both the genre and the players have changed a bit. There will always be people who want to conform the genre to their own tastes though, and simply not realize that it's not necessarily profitable for game developers.
Just ran into this bug yesterday on Hard mode taral V after killing the final boss. It is a result from wiping after completing the quest that allows entrance into the flashpoint, but still having not looted the boss yet and no way to rez..