To be honest, I didn't expect such a question....

Well, what's so unexpected/strange about it?:)
Personally, I don't have much enthusiasm for all these innovations. Just like with the balance changes and so on. I am happy with SoD, and maybe that's why I am neutral towards these "modernizations";)

Great analogy. Just imagine chess, but with a large board, where in the first 6 moves, players can't reach each other with their pieces, and if they do, it's most likely a bug.))))
That is, in the first 6 moves, players can independently place pieces according to certain rules, and then the sprint begins according to all the rules of a TURN-BASED strategy.

This is all great, but one question - why? :)
Yes, it may reduce the time spent on the first six moves, but again, as I wrote above, I don't like it.

P.S. This is just my personal opinion, and I'm not imposing it on anyone :)