I'd say you are focusing on plugins far too much before you've realised what Vim is even capable of.
I've been using (Neo)Vim for a couple years now and only regularly use 6 plugins that actually do something, and 2 additional ones for the eyecandy. All the rest is just a matter of knowing the features that already come in Vim, and efficient keybindings for them.
Also, Vim isn't something where you can just jump in for a test drive. You never stop learning Vim and it takes time. But once you get hooked you won't use any other editor without a Vim plugin, no matter where you end up eventually.
I've been using (Neo)Vim for a couple years now and only regularly use 6 plugins that actually do something, and 2 additional ones for the eyecandy. All the rest is just a matter of knowing the features that already come in Vim, and efficient keybindings for them.
Also, Vim isn't something where you can just jump in for a test drive. You never stop learning Vim and it takes time. But once you get hooked you won't use any other editor without a Vim plugin, no matter where you end up eventually.