I guess I'll actually answer the question. Not for the OP's benefit, but just because this reminded me of something.

Now, first of all, I'm a console player here. I definitely don't feel I personally need addons, but I absolutely would like them. That said...

I used to play FFXI. Anyone familiar with that game knows about Windower, I'm sure. Well, I played that game for maybe 3 years without touching it, so it's safe to say I didn't need it.

Flash forward to my 6th year playing the game, and I came to a sudden realization one day. If I was to suddenly lose Windower, the game would become unplayable to me. It was such a giant QoL addition to my gameplay experience that if I was to lose access to it, the game would have become an unfun mess and I would have simply refused to play it and quit.

So did I need addons to play that game? No. But then yes. I needed them, otherwise I would not have had fun with how bad of an experience it is to play without it.

Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.