7D2D is great, IMnsHO for the following reasons:
Some people play for the looter shooter.
Some people play for the world building/destruction aspect.
Some people play for the tower defense.
Some people play for the survivalist aspect.
I fall in the last one, and mix the others to support my survival. The current water mechanic goes against my survivalist immersion. Have I adjusted? Sure, I dont lack water, I use the DiY water filter MOD. I may have had to drink from my hands once. Does it break immersion absolutely.
Is funny to me how some argue that the past mechanic was easy, but there is a trader and vending machine where you can get everything.
Maybe the intent is not to make it harder but, once again, force you back to the trader.
/shrugs I dont know , since the trader to me is immersion breaking from an all alone survivalist PoV in game.
And yes, there are MODs I know. I havent even dowloaded the MOD to add jars. I am using the MOD to make my own filter. Because I should be able to.
I guess if the intent was to force me to the trader, then mission accomplished, in the early game. As I did sell junk to buy liquids from vending machine. So, then I downloaded the water filter MOD.
I have nothing against MODs, until the day that the MOD makers retire, and is why some innate survivalist elements should be part of the core game.
Yes, it is not MY game, I only play it and provide feedback. No different than all the others I have played.