
I see this more as being advantageous to bigger villages though, which is the intention and there are some I would like to visit if this takes off and ofc for trading, if there end up being any traders who trade in in-game goods.
I think if I had a large village, nicely laid out that I was proud of and wanted to show off, like my w7 village in legacy, then I may be tempted to leave the outer gates open ... tbh I'm not sure, a hermitage is more personal than a village in that kind of way, it feels a bit like me leaving my front door at home open ...