I had very similar thinking to you. My first season I did SSB 1 MV → SSB 2 MV → General Build MV → Rolling Road Race MV. At the end of the season I just felt really beaten up, especially from the VO2 max workouts. I’m not preparing for any specific event, so I decided not to do this again. I got good results from this plan, but the motivation took a hit.
The next season I spent more time thinking about what was important to me, what type of workouts I enjoyed and changed things up a little. I decided to switch to SSB1 MV → SSB2 MV → Sustained Power Build MV —> [repeat]. I just liked this a lot better. There is still good variety in here, the VO2Max workouts are peppered in enough so that I still have a little “up and go” if I need it, but the focus is so much more tilted toward longer sweet spot efforts. My FTP took a big jump after Sustained Power Build which was nice and out on the road I just felt like I had such a big stable engine. On group rides on short climbs (3 min sprints) I was near the front instead of at the front, but in the group I could just sit there and chat then do 10 or 15 mins on the front and dish out pain. Overall I just really liked the changes I made. Take a look a the Sustained Power Build plan, you might find it suits you.