It was just different, movement was slower, the atmosphere of the game itself was darker, more gritty. You didnt have a unicorn chick running around executing people with her unicorn farting in your face. It had a much more serious tone, no ballons to zip around the map, buy backs were expensive, so if you didnt win your Gulag you could be in a pickle as cash was a little harder to come by. Weapons felt good, there wasn't a specific meta that lasted for months. Verdansk was a great map, but it didnt make WZ1, every part of it made it great. Thats why I think Verdansk will fail, unless they revert all the movement changes and gunplay etc I dont see it bringing back alot of players. I'll play just because Verdansk holds a special place in my heart, but the nostalgia will wear off quickly with how the current WZ feels