I'm pretty sure that everyone enjoys V2 more than V1.
V1 does not take more skill than V2. V1 has less chests and less items in them, so whoever knows where the chests are, and is lucky enough to get a weapon & good gear, they will most likely win. The rest of the players that are immensely under-geared would have no other choice than to form a pack and fight the "decked" player, whether he is pvp-skilled or not, because diamond & iron swords do a ton of damage against 0-4 bar armored players.
Sure we can say that V1 adds more "Survival" aspect to the game, but let's be honest here. I don't think many of us are going to enjoy running around the map hoping to find some chests, hoping that it will actually have some decent food & gear in it, and hoping that they'll win somehow. You see how I overuse the word "hoping", because there's a lot of luck involved. I believe that in V1, the chests routes are way more important than anything else. In V2, you actually don't need to rely on chest routes if you are an exceptional pvper. It's just that having a strong chest route will benefit you a lot more, which makes YOU OP, not the route. I'd say having a chest route on V1 makes you more OP than having a chest route in V2, because there are a variety of routes that you can take in V2, you just have to explore a bit more.
V1 takes more strategy and tactics than V2? I don't think so. When you are under-geared and all the chests have been taken, your strategy and tactics is to simply hope you land extra hits on the guy with good gear and run if you can't. In V2, you can do so much more. Golden apples to provide somewhat of an extra life, flint and steel to fend off or engage on enemies, more arrows to compensate for your weaker weapon, a variety of routes you can take. The only "more strategy" that V1 has compared to V2 is that you certainly have a higher percentage winning if you have a teammate. Teaming is more OP in V1 than V2. V2 actually allows solo players to stand a chance against teams.
MCSG grew bigger because of V2. It is definitely more balanced and fun. I don't know about you guys, but I'm not spending 30-minutes to survive till death-match and hoping for a miracle. That's not fun at all and "Ain't nobody got time for that". In V2, you can actually put up a fight because there are actually weapons, armor, and food in chests.
Hey. I used to be that guy that hated teams because I never teamed and I can never win against them. I just continued to play the game and slowly understood how important FnS, Fishing Rod, and the Bow was, when it comes to taking out teams. With great timing, skill and execution, I can take out teams on a daily basis without taking too much damage.
V2 is definitely an upgrade and MCSG should stay this way, but I'm feeling a V3, to balance things a bit more.
My rough idea: Tier 1 - 2/3 arrows & a bit less food, Tier 2 - No diamonds, no iron armor, and Tier 3 - Diamonds(jewel) & Iron armor. There should also be less charges on the Flint & Steel, I'd say about 2-3. When I get someone on fire, they are more than likely to die. The meta-game is pretty much going to revolve around Flint & Steel as players get better. I don't know if people would like have Flint & Steel as being somewhat of a primary weapon now, but I don't. Nerf Flint & Steel please, it makes PVP very easy when someone's on fire. Somewhere along these lines where diamonds are a bit more rare, and stone swords & iron swords will be the main weapons in the game and iron armor will be harder to get, and less Flint & Steel.
This is coming from an exceptionally-skilled player who likes balance and fun! I've never played on the V1 days, but hey.
This is just my opinion. Ya'll can think & do whatever you want.
TL;DR
You like V2 more than V1, no cri.
V1 take more skill and strategy than V2? No. Pls no.
V1 is more "Survival-like". Sure, but no one have fun.
V2 is OP Chest Routes? No. V2 help noobies get items easier and make everyjuan happy! You die becuz u dont care to remember where chest are and pvp not so gud.
V1 - TEM AND LUCK 2 SURVIVE. BORING.
V2- FIGHT TO SURVIVE! FUN!
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V1 = team against diamond sword guy or he win, I can't deal.
V2 = balanced with minor issues, I can deal.
Think about making a V3 to balance more on V2!
MCSG make SG-Classic, very smart! Chad make everyjuan happy!
I need to sleep now... Thank you for reading!