ok i think i'm going to shut up now i'm sorry for any toruble i've caused. delete my posts if need be. the issue may have been resolved since i last checked actually so i'm sorry for the accusations i just notice how jarring it is that so many mods have needed an "OOO Compatibility Patch" to work with OOO
At least, the OOO team provides the patches. It is not as if OOO does not advertise itself as a large mod. You have to be wary of that with any large mod. That is why I appreciate the BC, FCOM, OOO, UL and other teams that provide support for other mods, when they have absolutely zero obligation to do so. OOO has been around a lot longer than many other mods too, so it is not as if the authors of other mods do not know about its changes. Authors who do not care about OOO compatibility do not offer the patches, many authors do, or make it so that their mods are compatible anyway. For its size, I really have not noticed many compatibility patches for OOO. Most of the "OOO" patches I have seen or used take care of "cosmetic" issues (i.e., faction alignment, reoverriding with OOO's stats) or add "extra" compatibility with OOO (i.e., inserting items into OOO's leveled lists, OOO expansion packs.) I have spent a lot of time in TES4Edit going through my load orders of 200+ mods, and by biggest issues have been no more than four random water edits (courtesy of TESCS) and a few naming inconsistencies. I mean, seriously, the mod contains thousands of records, and I have found little problems on the order of 10.
My calling OOO a well-made mod has little to do with my preferences. I might even be in the minority of its users because I like all of the options merged into the FULL version, but I am sure that there are those who like its "togetherness" as well, two plugins for the whole package, in spite of a few undesired changes. There are many carefully produced mods, large and small, that I do not use, but I still appreciate the modders for making them. We can drown in choices.
Edit: I second reporting suspect issues as well. That's what all of the betas are for...
Edit: This only in response to the compatibility patches thing. OOO covers a lot of territory, but with mods big != incompatible with many.