Even when I don't like the changes, it keeps the game fresh. So I'm excited.
I'm not a fan of the loot stage capping. Back in the day certain resources spawned in certain biomes. Just like oil shale is only in the desert with some minor bits in other places like oil tanks. Nitrate, Cole, iron, lead all had primary biomes.
This was a less forced way to get players into other biomes.
I'd rather have different cool loot items much more likely to find in different biomes as a reason the go there.
I'm sure they can think up some cool new stuff and make it plausible to have it be more plentiful in certain places.
Also bring back different meat types and different foods. Mountainlion stew might be a reason to go to snow... Give us non zombie dire wolves only in one biome and special perks for direwolf foods.