I think in this regard I am protected by my reluctance to adopt anything new. I like to sit down after everything in my day is complete, click and go. So unless I am seriously frustrated by something I just go along my marry way. I use a different contour, a simpler one with large arab numbers, quick look for type and tier. I use a hit log, mostly out of morbid curiosity. I so use the aiming tool to allow me to lock behind objects, that one actually makes me feel a bit like a cheater, but it is in line with lazy play. I use the multi-row carousel and object size reduction, again a lazy thing to get as many tanks visible as possible without being too cluttered. Auto login, Duke Nukem voice pack, latency values in hanger, distance circles (View, 500) and session stats. That's all that comes to mind at the moment.
I would have to agree with you that many of these poor souls are handicapped without their trusty mods, and that it was quite hilarious. I played 12 games before Aslain released, 11/12, including two tanks that I notoriously get my ass handed to me in.
Imagine all the tankers,
playing a game for free.
You might say I am a dreamer,
I need not blame anyone,
Why don't you all come join me,
and play this game,
just for fun.