Doesn’t take all that long once you figure out less is more. You don’t need 16 times the detail in grass textures, just add a few big gameplay changing mods and get going.
It’s basically better talent trees, not all that different.
For an actual different experience you need mods like Apocalypse (155 new spells) and most importantly the mod that instakills you if try to play a stealth archer.
Good performance is what allows good gameplay to shine. 30 fps might be fine for you, but anyone playing on PC with M&K will attest that 60 fps is the bare minimum.
This is what always happens when companies merge.