PS: by the way, I can't understand why people that can't stand to resource management bother to play an Ultima-like RPG in the first place? The mainstream market is full of Dragon Age-like crap that allows you to cast your uber-spells as much as you want. If I were you, I would look to Inquisition for having "fun" with magic.
It could possibly be because no games are perfect, and liking an Ultima game does not mean that one automatically likes every single thing about it and its mechanics.
Ultime VII is far from perfect (its combat system sucks, for instance). Point is, resource management is not exactly a secondary element in its gameplay formula.
It's ok to play soccer without liking any single element of a soccer match. If you don't like kicking a ball you should pick another sport, though.
