Paddles aren't that bad. Well, autos are, even if they have paddles. Drove a BMW with an auto with paddles, and it was still slushy and not that great.
But DSG is awesome. As fun as it is to row the gears, the sheer speed and ferocity of a full sport mode DSG shift is something else. And besides, you brake and corner better with DSG since there's no heel toe.
This one won't mind at all when manuals have gone the way of the dodo. A little sad, maybe, but the future is bright. We've still got at least a decade left for new manual cars anyway, and it's not like the used ones will vanish.