Is platforming welcome in MMOs?

Like some of you according to statistics, I am an aging gamer (one who is turning 36 tomorrow). With that comes some loss of sharp reflexes and bladder control, which is why I enjoy twitch gaming less and work within ten feet of the bathroom. As long as I avoid MMOs with the "action combat!" label on them, I'm mostly OK, although it now seems that I have to contend with an increase of platforming elements in my online RPGs as well.

From Star Wars: The Old Republic's Super Mario Datacrons experience to hopping along tree branches in order to get one of RIFT's shinies, platforming seems all the rage -- and I don't know if it's a welcome thing or not. It can be terribly frustrating to try to time the right jumps in a 3-D environment, but it's hard to rail against additional gameplay options in MMOs as a matter of principle.

So what say you? Do you like or hate platforming in MMOs, and is the style welcome in our games?

TH

Platforming can be fun... but too many time I have trouble with the camera-view.
I rember playin prince of Persia, where it happens that you jump total the wrong way, while I'm sure I jumped the right direction.

My age also makes me getting more frustrated when I see people under 14 game better in those things then me... creepy :-s

I quite like it time to time. Just something different for a moment