Some statistics from me. Since EA (3250.3k hours), I'm still dithering and dabbling exclusively at Act 1 (without Rosymorn Monastery Trail).

I'm glad that Patch 8 was the last major (mod-breaking) Patch and that we can now hopefully enjoy the “enhanced” gameplay without constant Patch interruptions. We should now support the mod community, e.g. here:
Visible Shields Mod Thread