So you got accustomed and lowered your standards?
Honestly this <"Ifyoudon'tlikeitgofixityourself" flag> seems more like the reason, why D:OS2 feels far less polished well thought through than the first. I guess, I could live with the armor system, but with everything pretty much dumbed down to ground level, I can hardly feel any real satisfaction.
Also it seems in favor of competativeness the coop-feeling got pretty much annihilated. if you play single player you won't bother, but if you play coop you feel the disconnect hard.
Anyway my friend does not like mods and even though I'm used to mods in Games like Minecraft/Factorio to give them more depth. Needing it for a game like D:OS2? Does not appeal that well.