New Gradient tool

The new gradient tool in increadibley time consuming and fusssy.   I can't make it work.   I can't believe the creators of photoshop took a simple quick and useful tool and turned it into a hard to use nightmare.  To simply create an anchor to pull up the line results in dots and circles that do not cooperate and to all over the place.  Not to mention every time I try I get a new layer.   I tried to use the menu to check the legacy tool.  It will not allow me to check it.  I thought I did and when I went back the checkmark is gone.  Now I see I can't really check it.  Can this be checked in Preferences vs the gradient drop down menu?  To the Creators....do not change what is working and upset workflows that cause hours of wasted labor.  Not everyone who uses Photoshop is tech savvy or uses PS all the time. Keeping things simple must be an option to be fair to consumers. Make a new tool instead and have both tools.  These are totally different tools.   Thanks.