..meanwhile, in the IL-2 1946 MOD R&D labs...

[CWMV]

Then play stock.
Modact is primarily for offliners, end of story.

Really simple:
Online=HSFX/UP
Offline=DBW/Modact

Of course any can be used in whatever way you wish, but above are the packs and their target audiences.

Nothing would fragment the IL2 "Community" more than limiting it to the stock game. I dare say it would be long dead by now.

Point is there are options out there for any and everyone. Make an informed decision instead of just being lazy and bitching about why no one plays an ugly, cartoonish decade old game anymore.