@Aqshy I read somewhere else these will be close to the original maps (a la back to ubersreik) to which I want to offer the following considerations:
It’s probably less of a problem than it was for BTU: we spent way less time on those maps than the original ones. Also, by releasing them now, they’ll be 4 years less than BTU on rotation: that’s good.
I see from the wrecking ball in the trailer there’s gonna be differences in the events, that’s good. Plus the story is what matters, they shouldn’t feel exactly the same.
One easy way to make these return visits feel different would be to change the order a bit (I’m hoping we’ll have the rune map first, as a trek to KK). Also, having us travel the map backwards would be brilliant (towards KK, and not from KK to the rune location). I don’t know how much of this you sharks have considered already, but I know you toyed with the idea of backwards routes in the past. Fingers crossed! I’m already fantasizing about a trek down the waterfall, to the towers area, to take the fast routes down from there to the collapsed road - which could be open now!