This is going to sound really stupid.
I miss the ramrod and the tissue my guy.
I'm from the UK. I do not have the fun of disassembling and cleaning my own intricate weapons. Nothing made me more happy in ITR1 than finding dirty mags and weapons, selling all the stuff I didnt need and then cleaning the crap out of everything.
I liked the stages, it was methodical and it was actually quite relaxing. Knowing that the care you're taking rewards with much higher appraisal for items. Yes I know spray and brush still exists but I dont know I just really liked the full process. Every weapon I found I cleaned. Every weapon that was possible to drop I found and farmed and cleaned and put on display and I was like "Oh I remember bringing that home" and it was one of my favourite bits of the first game.
Lack of ramrod also means lack of tissue which means I can't display my stuff in the same way I did the first game. For those interested, here was my final base layout. Every ammo box I found I transferred, emptied and stacked. Stacks and stacks of empty boxes, full boxes. Goddamn I love the first game.
Oh and please make clips cleanable again. I would also love to see that when you pick up an item from a shelf, it doesnt have full collision to everything else. Trying to make shelves look organized and one misgrab and the entire shelf is on the floor 😞
Dont even get me started on the rig system. I was deep in that for like 15 minutes just taking it on and off and testing where my hands automatically went for things. The freedom of that system is a beautiful thing.