Tents were one of my favorite features back on turtle because of the player interactions they fostered. The big furballs of lowbies outside every city, the cross faction gang camping out front of SM when the queue isn't popping, insert other vague sentimentality.
Nobody really bothers when inns do the same thing for free. We've got the playerbase now to support the old tent setup, and I'd be happier going back to it.