What Matrix 2.0 fixes were true pain points which didn't keep me from using Matrix with my closest friends, but kept me from pushing Matrix to most people.
For a complete example, not that long ago (couple months), I had to wait over 10 minutes to send a message to somebody on Element on Android (on the street, trying to meet with them), because I turned connectivity on at that moment for the first time that day, and syncing took that long.
Now, this is instant, so is joining new rooms; This meets most people's expectation.
Having native videoconference is also very welcome, but the old hack was not a deal-breaker.
That definitely used to be the case with Matrix. Sync has been improving gradually over the last year to alleviate that issue, though, assuming your server regularly gets updated and you keep your clients up to date.
Sync still takes a second in large rooms, but you no longer need to download a thousand messages just to see the three latest ones.
At least a year ago, maybe longer. Syncing with the larger rooms in the Matrix homeserver definitely took its toll on self-hosted servers. Took minutes (at least) and couldn't be canceled.
What Matrix 2.0 fixes were true pain points which didn't keep me from using Matrix with my closest friends, but kept me from pushing Matrix to most people.
For a complete example, not that long ago (couple months), I had to wait over 10 minutes to send a message to somebody on Element on Android (on the street, trying to meet with them), because I turned connectivity on at that moment for the first time that day, and syncing took that long.
Now, this is instant, so is joining new rooms; This meets most people's expectation.
Having native videoconference is also very welcome, but the old hack was not a deal-breaker.