I will not be using an auto-import of any description, So would strongly suggest you keep it as an option. I prefer to remain in control of what gets imported into the library.
i have a To-Listen folder where all new stuff is added to for AA & rating. Once that's done, if i like an album, it gets dragged (within MC) to the appropriate genre folder. I then import it into MC by right clicking its folder in MC's tree view. Longwinded ? maybe but it's explicit & deliberate steps. I prefer to let MC handle the way i view and rely on explorer to do the organisation.
I am hoping you improve dragging within the tree to what is was like in 10.0. It was very intuitive and easy to use then. 11.0 broke it where a drag in the tree results in the scroll bars moving too quickly such that i miss my destination every time if the desination is beyond what the screen can display. To understand what i mean install 10.0 and try the above and compare with 11.0.
Find & Replace is not a solution here as i keep all album art & misc album info in the album folder themselves and not in a central location. I see an album folder as containing everything relating to that album. Find & Replace only works with media files and ignores the rest.
I found a workaround for it but it only works for single folders. The only way to move several folders is by dragging their root folder vertically either up or down in the tree. Then you have to do it in small steps as once the destination is off the screen the fast scroll results in missing the target every time.
The fix broken links has been broken since 11.0 as it
removes any cue files that have been imported previously. Since imported cue items are treated as missing !!!
Syncing can be quite useful with handheld devices.
Any synchro functions are currently delegated to
Syncback, but this is strictly for backup purposes.
Do you plan to offer similar functionality ?
I think mixing sync & import is dangerous and confusing. They are not the same. Each has their place.