Yeah, I guess people want to rotate the map more because of the POV on some occasions. Not so much for 3D or anything.
Speaking of seeing behind elements:
Maybe some kind of key to toggle on and off the elements directly in from of the character (player POV, not the actual character) would help.
Something (again) like in The Sims 2 where you can get some king of blueprint view of the game.
As for the "right click - walk to":
Thats actually a nice tip although it gets weird to play like that, sometimes. I guess the ASDW is so perfect for the game...
Bottom line: this game is great and everyone just wants to make it even greater!