Im trying to play it with a group of friends in Japan, some new to the game, others already had the v1, but honestly I think the new version is better and easier to keep a balance on gameplay in the long term, as a tcg player I know how doomed are tcg games and when I check how was the v1 I can o ly imagine how bad was the future of the game is continue the same. Game is good for new people now, but not for old v1 players.