its part of D&D so yes id like it part of the game... and not just couse of the identify aspect... Properly identifying a magic item shows cursed or nasty side effecs that a lore/arcane check could miss... but hey, its not a huge thing, but its one of those old spooky effects, you just dident equip a magic item couse that could be severly dangerous...

So while QoL features is nice, it also takes away from the world, it gets more streamlined and mundane... and ultimatly why do we play fantasy games, isnt it to escape from just that ?