I have not really played 2.x yet; just logged in for a few minutes to see how it looked and felt, so I may be a little behind but I still think it is a pretty fun game. You could always ignore the missions and do whatever and when you go through a POI, you don't have to go through the designed path. Just beat down doors or walls or whatever to make your own way.
I do think they have pretty bad project management manifesting as going back and forth on game vision and not listening to their fans. Learn by doing is a better system. Zombies clawing through concrete or steel doors is annoying. I think you should eventually be able to get to a base that is nearly impenetrable but they seem to be set on the idea that you will eventually lose or get tired of farming the ridiculous amount of shit required to keep going late game. I also think the new zombie variants and that new badge thing they added for progression is retarded.
This game reminds me a lot of Mount and Blade. Its basic concepts are really good, but are mostly poorly implemented by a slow, incompetent and arrogant staff, who at least had enough vision to allow it to be carried across the finish line by modders.
PS - Just watched that video. He is spot on. TFP need to be chained to a chair and forced to watch it.
