. As a result, there won't be any compatibility break when it comes to plugin settings, no plugins will be removed / renamed. However the big question is automation - the new version should have more multiparameters, listed as first automation plugins, then the plugin settings, but settings for modulators/multiparameters/MIDI won't be automatable directly, since they are rarely used and some hosts have problems with so many automation parameters. This however means that the order of automation parameters will be changed, so if you automated something in previous projects, the automation will probably be assigned to a different parameter, depending on the host. Some backward automation mode could be possible, but it's extremely tricky to make. So my question is simple: do we need it? If you don't automate, sure you don't. If you do automate, but once you finish your project, there's only a small chance you'll have to get back to it in the future, you don't need it either.
