Mint. Great throwback series. There are just simply more places to explore in V1. Their updates are great, but those of us addicted to ITR are so starving for content that we come to watch others play on UA-cam hoping you're doing something different, just to see something new and feed my ITR addiction. Keep it up my man.
Also you didn't need to buy an SKS - you can find one in good condition with some mags and ammo on swamps east of Bolotki village in one boat covered with metal sheet Upd: saw you found it later Upd2: there are stashes with AK-74M and with AS-Val on trainyard. Both middle condition with mags and ammo
Wow that's sad. It seems like every update they remove shit from the game. The saiga that spawns in castle no longer spawns. The stash is just 2 mags now. Atleast on standalone quest. Then again most of the stashes are missing shit on quest
@user-gq9ek5ub3b 1.0 has a ridiculous amount of artificial scope stabilization, to the point it felt somewhat overpowered. So I decided not to use it. I find iron sights more fun anyway
@@Synthetizard hmm, in my memories it's PSO-1 is too stabilized, but PU is just enough to be able to snipe and to middle range. But i agree, it's not comfort to fight with bayonett when the scope is attached. I passed the game with AK-74M, that i bought as soon as i got enough money, with PSO i found on the crane. Most of time the scope traveled in my backpack and been attached sometimes when i nedded a rare longshots.
I really have to play that version too. Ty. You showed me another beautiful thing of into the radius that really makes me feel great. Love your videos ❤️❤️
Green goo (also known as hell slime) is from the “RoadSide Picnic” - the inspiration for ITR and all Stalker-like media. Basically, if you touch it, your bones melt Incase you never knew* 13:12
Bonus Challenge for later challenge runs: "Pistoleer" Challenge is to do a playthrough like a 90s action hero! Pistols only No spare mags Dual Wield when you can See if you become the next Wick, or end up a Tediore sponsor
Damn i only started playing itr after 2.0 and i want to see some of these things back, the open map seems so cool and the bayonet, as well as the map being more different and diverse The sleep meater is also interesting
I feel like the reason they made the map seperate was for the quest standalone. The quest has trouble running with almost. nothing on screen, let alone trying to render a massive map
Awesome video, as always! I like how climbing/vaulting is much more naturally integrated in your movement all around. 2.0 is all... HERE CLIMB. THERE, NO CLIMB.
I do highly agree the bayonet should use combat knives as it would just be an upgrade to your reach. Also the pencil to plan your routes would be useful. I'm surprised that modders haven't touched these elements of 1.0
Unfortunately, ITR is pretty much unmoddable, as the most you can do is change values, or models/textures. Adding new gameplay elements is not possible at this time, we can only hope in future updates, ITR dev team adds modding support.
@@MaleniaBRSTMLKthey promised they would and then said “nah, buy the second one if you want that”, because the first one isn’t worth it to them or something
@thomasquwack9503 man i hate it when you dense mfs that dont know anything about game development just believe anything said to you. The whole reason is that they physically couldnt add mod support without rewritting the entirity of the code. It was build without mod support in mind so just going back isnt a viable option. Please do research before blabing off about how the devs werent able to fulfill your every wish.
I think that the map of 1.0 is better. It just gives the exploration vibe. It just feels more refreshing to not have loading screens everytime, but maybe thats just me. Great vid!
I was just looking for 1.0 videos cause i recently found out it was drastically different and here you are uploading a series on it so I’m definitely gonna stick around.
One thing I like about ITR Ver. 1 is that it actually FEELS like a horror survival, rather than... okay it always WAS a horror survival, but in V1, it felt much more like one. The lighting just made everything feel more ominous.
Its funny, I have hundreds of hours in the 2.0 version, and went back to 1.0 for a playthough for the first time in ages and i had the EXACT list of pros/cons, down to the shelf size in your base to the bolt on the mosin
Yeah, I wish that the game improved on the 1.0 map instead of scrapping it for a new one, but it made them enough money for a sequel so I ain't gonna complain
this version looks so much better somehow ... both insides and outsides look less empty. Devs shoulve just fix that version instead of changing everything
This map makes the safe houses more usefull and makes storing stuff there something you kinda need to do. There are several aspect of 1.0 that I like way more than 2.0
*Ich habe erst nicht verstanden was die Leute an einer vorigen Version so gut finden jetzt wo ich die Videos gesehen habe muss ich sagen ihr habt alle recht die Größe der Welt in einer Karte und die Möglichkeiten sind tatsächlich viel besser als bei der Zweipunktnull Version die auch ein paar Vorteile bietet aber ganz im Ernst da hat man viel verschenkt 1.0 ist wirklich großartig*
Adding onto the knife on guns idea 31:48, What if they added duct tape so you could tape the knife’s to guns and when the knife breaks the tape breaks off so you can’t reuse it. Also imagine melee weapons and you could tape knife’s on there?
With all the hideouts and the sense of it being a large map, how viable does a No Vanno run feel on this version? I'd assume there's no Tide to reset things so resources would be extremely limited, probably impossible to complete, but damn if that map doesn't look extremely appealing to have your own hideout in to return to instead of going to a different instance to do your stuff.
Hmm, you know I'm not sure. 1.0 is definitely the easier version, but loot is rough to come by and extremely limited. Might be interesting to look into
I must say, you are one of the cutest little robotic snek bois I've seen, I love your intros and how cute your thumbnails are, no homo Jk full homo, very cute synth snek boi
I completley agree they should have kept the pencil for drawing on the map. It would be so useful for making routes and stuff. They really need to add it back. I think the whole sleep deprivation thing would be a realistic addition to the game, maybe something to toggle in the settings.
They need to add some sort of drop back for enimes. As it stands, theres absolutely no reawon to kill eneimes. They dont drop anything, theres no exp, just spent money. Weather through ammo or repair costs. They should add the fragment cores back
@@Synthetizard what about some sort of ammo? Maybe the drop an ammo box or like random cheapo loot like cigs and knifes? Just something. Hell even a counter on your watch for "eneimes killed" that'd be neat.
I still think the map was so much better in 1.0. One big map felt more immerse. It didn't feel so sparse visually. I liked getting items off of monster kills. Feels like nothing but a waste of ammo now. I also like when i cleared an area there wasn't a tide coming the refresh it. There are a lot of improvements of course. The idea of a mod bringing the good from the new build into 1.0 would be so fun.
I miss the map and the sks w/ bayonet so much. I mean, game fun now but if i could have the gameplay and map of 1.0 with the quality and graphics of 2.0 I would play that shit so much.
when you say graphics, do you mean textures? Because overall visual wise 1.0 is still the better version. It has a legit lighting system and vegetation.
I’ve only played this game on the quest two when I grabbed it (the headset) a few months ago. While I do think the game we have now is a phenomenal game, looking at this and how much more detailed the environment is really makes me sad. Not talking about the graphical fidelity, but just how many different buildings there are for you to explore and enter and how interactive all the environment is with climbing on top of buildings and just seeing that all completely stripped away from the main game is really disappointing. I really love how atmospheric this version feels. And just the numerous amounts of buildings you can enter that are pretty large in scale compared to what’s in the game now, and how they feel a lot more post apocalyptic and abandoned. I still think the game that we have now is fantastic. But God I would love to be able to explore these buildings and do combat within them. It’s kind of disappointing that you don’t really do much indoor combat in the game we have now. I’ll have to try this when I get a PC at somepoint. It looks really cool.
Theres also alot of stuff they removed. Like climing on things and ledges, the pencil, the cores from enimes. Also the base is empty and has nothing to even look at like the little shanty town for the gun range. Oh and most importantly the bayonet. Even the stashes have been changed. No more as val stash
Personally i prefer 1.0.. The map was better, the atmosphere was way creepier, being able to draw on the map was amazing. 2.0 is great, don't get me wrong.. but 1.0 was just better.. there was more climbing, no tide and enemies give you cores.. which was a fun aspect.. i understand they changed it for performance reasons, but had they optimized it more it wouldn't have been a problem.. they catered the entire 2.0 game to quest 2 stand alone which i don't understand. Had they just improved 1.0 and optimized it like they did with 2.0 it would be a significantly better game overall.. at least we still get to go back and play 1.0.. i look at it like this.. we get 2 versions of the game.. so its good no matter what. i never minded the run back to vanno.. you can exit any point on the edge so it wasn't too bad.. but raids took days and the tide never pressured you to get back.. i enjoy that aspect.. going to the more dangerous areas was a journey.. it was dangerous.. it was long.. it really made you feel more immersed in the world.. it was great. yes it was a pain sometimes.. but a pain that was welcome..
I really loved 1.0. 2.0 has so many quality of life improvements, plus my performance struggles on 1.0, but if not for those I would definitely choose 1.0 as my preferred version. So many of the game's mechanics only really work with a huge map where every mission is an expedition. Otherwise like, you eat food after you sleep in your bed and you eat an occasional granola bar but otherwise food and stamina barely exists in 2.0 as a proper mechanic. I also feel like the maps are a bit less interesting. Loved trying to pack up on what I need while also being lightweight, planning where I'll sleep the nights and searching for new hideouts as I explore. Loved getting to a new hideout in the evening an taking some time to repack my mags, maintain weapons, toss the loot that I don't actually want, and just relax for a bit. Eating something in the morning was actually lowering my carry weight too. Was just a very very different vibe. Plus if you died a ways into the zone it was an even harder expedition, as you have to travel light enough to get your gear but still have to be able to make it all the way there.
I loved the map design of the 1st one, as it makes you scared to go around and that you need to brave the storm. Felt like stalker.
Thank you Mr. Tard
Oh shit, I thought that said “Mr. Turd” 💀
@@LimesAtTimes channel used to be called synthetitard
@@flossordie2256 I know but I read your comment as “Turd” like in… shit :|
15 seconds into the video, and I already know this series is gonna slap. Looking forward to it, brother. 👌🏻
Mint. Great throwback series. There are just simply more places to explore in V1. Their updates are great, but those of us addicted to ITR are so starving for content that we come to watch others play on UA-cam hoping you're doing something different, just to see something new and feed my ITR addiction. Keep it up my man.
Honestly under rated. With the amount of people flocking itr, and the quality of your content im suprised you only have 2k subs
Also you didn't need to buy an SKS - you can find one in good condition with some mags and ammo on swamps east of Bolotki village in one boat covered with metal sheet
Upd: saw you found it later
Upd2: there are stashes with AK-74M and with AS-Val on trainyard. Both middle condition with mags and ammo
Wow that's sad. It seems like every update they remove shit from the game. The saiga that spawns in castle no longer spawns. The stash is just 2 mags now. Atleast on standalone quest. Then again most of the stashes are missing shit on quest
Appreciate the advise
@@Synthetizard why you don't use а PU scope with your SKS? You could get a free one with that "dogshit mosin" on construction site.
@user-gq9ek5ub3b 1.0 has a ridiculous amount of artificial scope stabilization, to the point it felt somewhat overpowered. So I decided not to use it. I find iron sights more fun anyway
@@Synthetizard hmm, in my memories it's PSO-1 is too stabilized, but PU is just enough to be able to snipe and to middle range. But i agree, it's not comfort to fight with bayonett when the scope is attached. I passed the game with AK-74M, that i bought as soon as i got enough money, with PSO i found on the crane. Most of time the scope traveled in my backpack and been attached sometimes when i nedded a rare longshots.
I really have to play that version too. Ty. You showed me another beautiful thing of into the radius that really makes me feel great. Love your videos ❤️❤️
This is exactly what I want. I’ve played 1.0 and seeing you play it is a dream. I’ve literally thought how cool would it be if you would play 1.0.
Green goo (also known as hell slime) is from the “RoadSide Picnic” - the inspiration for ITR and all Stalker-like media. Basically, if you touch it, your bones melt
Incase you never knew* 13:12
I was unaware, still need to sit down and read it
@@Synthetizard it’s alright, to be honest
Bonus Challenge for later challenge runs: "Pistoleer"
Challenge is to do a playthrough like a 90s action hero!
Pistols only
No spare mags
Dual Wield when you can
See if you become the next Wick, or end up a Tediore sponsor
Interesting suggestion, I'll put it on the shelf
If he does this run, I ask that The Intrusion mission be done with dual OC-33s for maximum action
Damn i only started playing itr after 2.0 and i want to see some of these things back, the open map seems so cool and the bayonet, as well as the map being more different and diverse
The sleep meater is also interesting
I feel like the reason they made the map seperate was for the quest standalone. The quest has trouble running with almost. nothing on screen, let alone trying to render a massive map
@zachrohler1047 that doesnt make sense as they're both different versions and don't have Multiplayer. They pulled a contractors for no reason 💀
This was a hella cool idea. The complete openness of the map, random sliders and fighting through the sewers was so awesome.
They just HAVE to remove the most dope features, dense forest, proper throwing knife position, THE PEN? GYATT THAT WOULD BE SO EFFECTIVE
Awesome video, as always! I like how climbing/vaulting is much more naturally integrated in your movement all around.
2.0 is all... HERE CLIMB. THERE, NO CLIMB.
Yes I wish that 2.0 had the same potential for vertical movement play
I do highly agree the bayonet should use combat knives as it would just be an upgrade to your reach. Also the pencil to plan your routes would be useful. I'm surprised that modders haven't touched these elements of 1.0
Unfortunately, ITR is pretty much unmoddable, as the most you can do is change values, or models/textures. Adding new gameplay elements is not possible at this time, we can only hope in future updates, ITR dev team adds modding support.
@@MaleniaBRSTMLKthey promised they would and then said “nah, buy the second one if you want that”, because the first one isn’t worth it to them or something
@thomasquwack9503 man i hate it when you dense mfs that dont know anything about game development just believe anything said to you. The whole reason is that they physically couldnt add mod support without rewritting the entirity of the code. It was build without mod support in mind so just going back isnt a viable option. Please do research before blabing off about how the devs werent able to fulfill your every wish.
@@thomasquwack9503 that's not what they said, they'd have to practically rebuild itr 1 from the ground up if they wanted to add modding support
Hey Synthetitard, as a former ITR player myself, I highly recommend the scavenger mod after 1.0. Live the content, keep it up.
I'm going to cover the STALKER mod next (if I can) but I will try to incorporate the scavenger mod in a future run
Your ITR videos are my favorite!! Thank you for making a longer one
I think that the map of 1.0 is better. It just gives the exploration vibe. It just feels more refreshing to not have loading screens everytime, but maybe thats just me. Great vid!
I’m going to be ignoring all traffic signals on the way home from work so I can watch this sooner.
LEMMIE IN NE NOOR
I hate how underrated this guy is. Keep up the amazing work 👍
He was blown away by drawing on the big map in Vanno, and i miss that so much as well, but wait till he sees the pen in the journal....
Is there a pen on the journal Map in 2.0?
I was just looking for 1.0 videos cause i recently found out it was drastically different and here you are uploading a series on it so I’m definitely gonna stick around.
One thing I like about ITR Ver. 1 is that it actually FEELS like a horror survival, rather than... okay it always WAS a horror survival, but in V1, it felt much more like one.
The lighting just made everything feel more ominous.
they need to add rain, hail, tornados as weather or a type of anomaly. You should be able to make a shelter
Hey, anything possible in the sequel
New to the channel and the radius, loving the content
New video is always amazing
We need the sks with the bayonet back it was cool
as a quest 2 user whos never experienced 1.0 i think some of the 1.0 stuff should come to 2.7
also phenominal video
really entertaining
As a Vive user, I wish that POS called quest was never released to the public
@@voidfalsecry harder
Great video! 1.0 is fascinating, I've never played it. I wonder what made them want to change it up so radically moving to 2.0
performance for quest 2
@@mangelo1901why does the quest 2 ruin most vr games when devs want to put it on it
@@joekrafft7125 because quest does not have the resources to run them, so developers have to downgrade their game
Its funny, I have hundreds of hours in the 2.0 version, and went back to 1.0 for a playthough for the first time in ages and i had the EXACT list of pros/cons, down to the shelf size in your base to the bolt on the mosin
Yeah, I wish that the game improved on the 1.0 map instead of scrapping it for a new one, but it made them enough money for a sequel so I ain't gonna complain
this version looks so much better somehow ... both insides and outsides look less empty. Devs shoulve just fix that version instead of changing everything
Maybe it looks better because its more realistic?
9:18 you probably pulled your gun out thinking an enemy has spawned, seeing as in 2.6 the rift spawns an enemy in with thunder.
Yeah probably force of habit, I knew at that point though that rifts weren't a thing
Oh, when i started to play ItR there was an SVD on the crane. It was in shit condition, but it had mag and PSO-1 and a full box of 7.62x54
I remember that!
This map makes the safe houses more usefull and makes storing stuff there something you kinda need to do. There are several aspect of 1.0 that I like way more than 2.0
Looking forward to this series
good video, really liked it.
4:37 - no way! you can climb!!
20:38 - selling point of sks...
24:26 - wow interactive invironment!
cant wait for no vanno realism deathless knife only no probes no healing series !!!
im looking forward to further episodes!
Wow back to the start 😊
I never played 1.0 but I REALLY wish there was a mod that would let us try out the old map but with all the optimizations and new weapons.
36:00 caught me so off guard, i took a sip of water and proceeded to spit it all over my monitor
*Ich habe erst nicht verstanden was die Leute an einer vorigen Version so gut finden jetzt wo ich die Videos gesehen habe muss ich sagen ihr habt alle recht die Größe der Welt in einer Karte und die Möglichkeiten sind tatsächlich viel besser als bei der Zweipunktnull Version die auch ein paar Vorteile bietet aber ganz im Ernst da hat man viel verschenkt 1.0 ist wirklich großartig*
It's strange to me that sigils are no longer in the game, however audio logs in the game still note their existence
Also the SKS is literally just a spear, the fact it also shoots bullets is a bonus.
That map thing in the older version was awesome. Wonder why they took it out.
Quest compatibility is likely the biggest reason
@@Synthetizard As it's usually said: something's only as strong as its weakest part, eh?
Bummer.
Adding onto the knife on guns idea 31:48, What if they added duct tape so you could tape the knife’s to guns and when the knife breaks the tape breaks off so you can’t reuse it. Also imagine melee weapons and you could tape knife’s on there?
Love when Tard uploads.
yay a sequel to the series we love!
This was the version I first played. I watched this to confirm that they changed the map actually
I wish we had like a high rise building still and doors for that matter it would be probably it would just add to the immersion
In the second one they need to make the map hole agin and bring back the sleeping bag
I agree
This video do be Scooby-Dooby-Doo
6 minutes in and I feel most the features I’ve seen NEED to be brought back
I dont this looks good asf
Can’t wait to see the sks bayonet
The goo is a reference to the blue hell slime in the book that itr is based on the book is called roadside picnic
With all the hideouts and the sense of it being a large map, how viable does a No Vanno run feel on this version? I'd assume there's no Tide to reset things so resources would be extremely limited, probably impossible to complete, but damn if that map doesn't look extremely appealing to have your own hideout in to return to instead of going to a different instance to do your stuff.
Hmm, you know I'm not sure. 1.0 is definitely the easier version, but loot is rough to come by and extremely limited. Might be interesting to look into
I must say, you are one of the cutest little robotic snek bois I've seen, I love your intros and how cute your thumbnails are, no homo
Jk full homo, very cute synth snek boi
Love your entire channel bro, your vids are very entertaining and a good was to pass the time, do you know if you could change the version on quest 2?
Unfortunately you cannot to my knowledge
Damn that sucks, well guess i have to hope for it to go on sale and then buy it on steam to play 1.0.
@@DannyPerez-pj5zjYou can use oculusDB, but its quite difficult and you need a pc
@ScoutGorillaTag Thanks for the info bro, do you have a link for the software of it?
We have truly been blessed by our lord and savior.
I completley agree they should have kept the pencil for drawing on the map. It would be so useful for making routes and stuff. They really need to add it back. I think the whole sleep deprivation thing would be a realistic addition to the game, maybe something to toggle in the settings.
I miss the sleeping bags/tiredness and the map marking😢
11:45 aaugh man, that silenced pistil sounds so good, is there a way to bring that back with like mods or something?
Not sure, you can try checking nexusmods
if they just revamped textures and quality, then 1.0 is damn lit
8:38 Turned into jack horner
You should do a FULL play through with no cuts. Make it a series
I'm gonna make a vod channel soon
26:53 “My Father was a truck :)”
🗣️ OHHHH ‘NOTHER SYNTH VIDEO 🗣️
They need to add some sort of drop back for enimes. As it stands, theres absolutely no reawon to kill eneimes. They dont drop anything, theres no exp, just spent money. Weather through ammo or repair costs. They should add the fragment cores back
I have mixed feelings about it
@@Synthetizard what about some sort of ammo? Maybe the drop an ammo box or like random cheapo loot like cigs and knifes? Just something. Hell even a counter on your watch for "eneimes killed" that'd be neat.
Bro fucking teabaged a spider
I do feel like the foliage made everything nicer to look at.
LETTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!
Another video LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO
your new pfp goes HARD
Oh yeah, sigils are on one of explorer 12's tapes, and I was wondering when I'd see them. Turns out all I had to do was play the game in 1.0
I still think the map was so much better in 1.0. One big map felt more immerse. It didn't feel so sparse visually. I liked getting items off of monster kills. Feels like nothing but a waste of ammo now. I also like when i cleared an area there wasn't a tide coming the refresh it. There are a lot of improvements of course. The idea of a mod bringing the good from the new build into 1.0 would be so fun.
I miss the map and the sks w/ bayonet so much. I mean, game fun now but if i could have the gameplay and map of 1.0 with the quality and graphics of 2.0 I would play that shit so much.
It is a shame that the 1.0 map got abandoned. I often think what could have been if they continued working on that instead of starting from scratch
when you say graphics, do you mean textures? Because overall visual wise 1.0 is still the better version. It has a legit lighting system and vegetation.
19:25 please tell me what the giant moving thing in the background is.
That's the harvester, a cut entity from 1.0.
Who knew that Synthizard's downfall would be an OSHA violation, RIP
22:00 ALL COWER FROM THE BAYONET
im goobing
I'm gonna goob
1.0 fragments used to be juicier 💀
Common synth W
nice vid
soooo THATS what the sigle anomaly is
I think one of the only things I dislike from this version are the guns sounds. They sound like airsoft guns
Agreed
This looks so much better, wish we had this version on quest
This version would probably make the quest explode, unfortunate as it may be
Is it Syn The Tizard or synthetizard
Check my Q&A
I can't stop thinking about how the altyn on Synthetitards profile would actually close
Some questions don't need answers
@@Synthetizard this one does
@@WalkingTank1 maybe
Like any full helmet on argonian character's head in TES IV or V
26:53 "my father was a truck!" i think you hit her too hard synth.
I'm gonna hit her harder if she says napoleon ice cream again
The 1.0 watch is actually the watch you have to fetch so imagine if your the guy before the guy you play as is actually new guy
I’ve only played this game on the quest two when I grabbed it (the headset) a few months ago.
While I do think the game we have now is a phenomenal game, looking at this and how much more detailed the environment is really makes me sad. Not talking about the graphical fidelity, but just how many different buildings there are for you to explore and enter and how interactive all the environment is with climbing on top of buildings and just seeing that all completely stripped away from the main game is really disappointing. I really love how atmospheric this version feels. And just the numerous amounts of buildings you can enter that are pretty large in scale compared to what’s in the game now, and how they feel a lot more post apocalyptic and abandoned.
I still think the game that we have now is fantastic. But God I would love to be able to explore these buildings and do combat within them. It’s kind of disappointing that you don’t really do much indoor combat in the game we have now.
I’ll have to try this when I get a PC at somepoint. It looks really cool.
please do some challenges on 1.0, like pm, grenades or shotguns only.
Into the radius 1.0 is better in some aspects if I‘m honest. I think it‘s my favorite version of the game, despite its glitches.
I'm replaying into the radius can you climb In 2.0
Technically yes, but there's a lot less opportunities for it in 2.0
Can you play 1.0 on oculus PC?
What do you think of protogens
They're pretty neat
I love it wen people play older versions, they complain about things that are already fixed
Theres also alot of stuff they removed. Like climing on things and ledges, the pencil, the cores from enimes. Also the base is empty and has nothing to even look at like the little shanty town for the gun range. Oh and most importantly the bayonet. Even the stashes have been changed. No more as val stash
@@zachrohler1047 yea I know that I was more thinking in general but I agree with you
Personally i prefer 1.0.. The map was better, the atmosphere was way creepier, being able to draw on the map was amazing. 2.0 is great, don't get me wrong.. but 1.0 was just better.. there was more climbing, no tide and enemies give you cores.. which was a fun aspect.. i understand they changed it for performance reasons, but had they optimized it more it wouldn't have been a problem.. they catered the entire 2.0 game to quest 2 stand alone which i don't understand. Had they just improved 1.0 and optimized it like they did with 2.0 it would be a significantly better game overall.. at least we still get to go back and play 1.0.. i look at it like this.. we get 2 versions of the game.. so its good no matter what.
i never minded the run back to vanno.. you can exit any point on the edge so it wasn't too bad.. but raids took days and the tide never pressured you to get back.. i enjoy that aspect.. going to the more dangerous areas was a journey.. it was dangerous.. it was long.. it really made you feel more immersed in the world.. it was great. yes it was a pain sometimes.. but a pain that was welcome..
100% agree
I really loved 1.0. 2.0 has so many quality of life improvements, plus my performance struggles on 1.0, but if not for those I would definitely choose 1.0 as my preferred version. So many of the game's mechanics only really work with a huge map where every mission is an expedition. Otherwise like, you eat food after you sleep in your bed and you eat an occasional granola bar but otherwise food and stamina barely exists in 2.0 as a proper mechanic. I also feel like the maps are a bit less interesting.
Loved trying to pack up on what I need while also being lightweight, planning where I'll sleep the nights and searching for new hideouts as I explore. Loved getting to a new hideout in the evening an taking some time to repack my mags, maintain weapons, toss the loot that I don't actually want, and just relax for a bit. Eating something in the morning was actually lowering my carry weight too. Was just a very very different vibe.
Plus if you died a ways into the zone it was an even harder expedition, as you have to travel light enough to get your gear but still have to be able to make it all the way there.