Quentin, maybe you didn't notice, of course... (c) song
Here is a recent example. What's the result? Nobody needs this. It will be the same with Freshmod. Pay attention, in the OFB tournament one round will be played with freshmod, but note its version...
That's certainly a bold statement, but the fact that players are actually using these plugins and even participating in show tournaments with them proves the opposite (we've had tournaments using them). Those who are interested, take an interest; those who aren't, don't. The reason we don't use them on HeroesWorld is because almost everything is met with hostility here, and it's much easier to work with those who are interested. Forcing things is bad.
Regarding optionality — I actually posted descriptions of many plugins, not just one, and anyone who wishes can take only the features they need and enable them. For tournaments, we simply create the necessary builds from them for a specific format. Some guys from HeroesWorld contacted me because they found certain plugins interesting, but how would the others know about that, right?)) This is precisely the flexibility of customization, unlike HotA, where the player plays what the developers forced on them.
If a particular feature is of interest, anyone can always contact the plugin developers and request the desired plugin. Put together the builds you need, and that's it. You can try to achieve something in a certain direction, or you can simply do nothing in that regard. Everyone decides for themselves.
For example, I personally don't fully like large mods where you can't disable what you don't need, but for specific game formats they can be very useful. The more ready-made assets for Heroes 3, the better. The more modders, the better. The more players find something interesting for themselves in Heroes, the better.
In short, all plugin developers are doing great! And every player will decide for themselves what they need and what they don't. Before signing up for a tournament, the player also sees its format and conditions and decides whether to participate or not.
If we take the entire list of Fresh Mod features — I am more For than Against.
There are also improvements to the map generator, which some plugins reflect. And all of this is thanks to Baratorch and the plugin developers. If they hadn't been making their wishlists, we wouldn't have this. We just need to wait and, on the contrary, support the guys' initiatives. Everyone can write their own list of desired changes to the game, but any list can face criticism. And that criticism will not be because someone is stupid, inexperienced, or doesn't understand, but because they have their own views and tastes regarding Heroes. Heroes is multifaceted and can be played in different ways — and that's wonderful.
