Don't hesitate, some people will do it to support bitcoin and run node, but in the end there is nothing to be forced into it. I don't run bitcoin node, while I do support bitcoin - so this should be based on each user's preference.

The high fee of transactions bitcoin allows some people to use altcoin as an alternative solution to make transactions, but I don't think this will hinder bitcoin adoption because these transaction fees also fluctuate all the time.