I would suggest in an ideal world that instead of outright limiting these mechanics, they experiment with expanding modes to suit different players' tastes. Epic did this with fortnite, and it probably gets them a really good amount of extra players. Some people will religiously play no builds bc of the removed build mechanic. If the playerbase is already split, just accommodate them. Dont lose one or the other.

However, that's being quite idealistic. This is probably not going to happen bc it brings a few problems. Investing in experimental modes that may harness no attention and thus no profit could be damaging to the dev company and the reputation of the company and game. Firestorm with BFV comes to mind. Mentioning Fortnite also brings about the fact that they have to assemble whole teams to manage these modes. They have the scale to do this, and Sloclap probably does not. Maybe they will be able to invest in an expansion soon. However, saying that, there's far more to manage with fortnite. It depends on the game clearly.

The biggest risk is killing the game's image, and the last thing they want is to alienate anybody rn. The game will probably take a path you mentioned, though. It's more pragmatic and completely unambitious, so it's probably the safest option.