What a shame. This makes Cura virtually unusable for me, and I used to really like it.
My heat bed can take a long time to heat up, and if I do not do this separately before heating up the hot end, I run the risk of charring the plastic in the hot end while the bed is reaching temperature, which can severly clog it. Also, I like to manually level my print bed while I'm waiting, which I can no longer do in Cura as a result of this feature's removal (yes, I know there is a bed leveling wizard, but it does not work well for my printer).
So if I have to use another host to start with, why bother with Cura? I've been switching back and forth and it is a pain in the neck.
Goodbye Cura, I enjoyed my time with you.
Hello MatterControl!