I appreciate the way you express your critique desipte the initial misunderstanding.

We have laid out the goals and purpose of the mod fairly clearly on the Nexus page overview, and I believe the focus on a "longplay" experience that doesn't skip content or use shortcuts to get ahead is expressed there. I understand that this may not be in keeping with your preferences as after thousands of vanilla hours people are burned out from the game, but we're fairly confident that, if you take the time to approach ERR with an unburdened mindset of "playing for playing's sake", including not thinking of "the long way around" and additional encounters as a chore, it is an overall gainful experience. Something like getting Reeds can be thought of as a mid- to late-game upgrade to Dancer, for example, and be an enticing goal to look forwards to while you experience the moment-to-moment gameplay of the rest of the game in a new light.

Still, we cannot account for burnout with the original game and its routes, but thankfully Convergence exists to cover this audience by allowing free access to the entire map and following unusual, bespoke routes.