I've been using Limiter6 as my main limiter for a while now but I'm getting the same usability issue time and time again. I've read the manual but didn't get the answer I was hoping for, so I'm trying my luck here.

Can anyone help me understand why the gainstaging concept is a good thing? The manual says:
"There is no module output gain. To make up the gain reduction introduced by a certain module, always use the next available “Drive” knob in the chain. "

and also (several times):

"This button switches the <module> on and off. This function can be used to A/B the effect of a module and help save CPU cycles."

But due to the lack of an output gain in each module it is just not possible to easily A/B what a module does. For example if I set the compressor to reduce gain by 5db and then add 5db drive in the next module, bypassing the compressor would leave me with 5db gain I didn't actually want.

I'm sure the guys behind this know what they're doing and there's a certain reason the concept is like that, but I must be missing one part of the puzzle because to me setting up the modules in Limiter6 always ends up in a hassle due to this behavior.

I know there's also an A/B function but it has only two states and there are 4 modules. It's also not as intuitive as simply bypassing a module.