ball return systems
I have had a table with regular drop pockets my entire life and have had no issues. Yes, you have to walk around the table in between racks, this takes 10 seconds. Yes, you have to empty the pockets when they are too full, this happens very occasionally playing one pocket or straight pool, this is also no problem.
I would gladly take these on because that is nothing compared to spending minutes in between racks trying to find where a ball got stuck, climbing around on your back, getting splinters reaching up under the gulleys, and throwing balls down different pockets or trying to figure out which ball is missing and what pocket you shot it in, etc. This to me is a total absurdity and is my absolute pet peeve. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE USE REGULAR POCKETS! I would love to just walk around the table once per rack and get the balls, please, please, please don't make it any more difficult!
As a side note, ball return mechanisms are a pain for keeping track of ball count in one pocket and are a recipe for a fight.
So my vote is to absolutely do away with ball return systems. They are the root of all evil. I don't understand how they are still popular.