2018: map created.
2018-2019: loot in KIBA bounces back and forth between great to shit. Loose gear spawns like Gzhels become very uncommon. Killa is added.
early 2020: map gets reworked, power added. KIBA gets nerfed, but keycard locations + ULTRA make up for it. Lighting becomes worse.
2020-2021: KIBA loot gets nerfed repeatedly as things like thermals are removed from loot pools. Lighting gets even worse. Killa receives loot nerf (which gets reverted, but still).
mid 2021: Killa now spawns pretty much anywhere in obtuse spots, AI is buffed further, makes him unapproachable for vast majority of playerbase.
late 2021: '''dynamic''' loot means majority of loose loot spawns in the game are nerfed hard. Interchange suffers heavily as a result. Keyed rooms are now worthless.
late 2022: audio gets completely nuked. Map is unplayable stealth-wise and lack of loot means PvP is mostly just over quests and Killa farmers.
Now it's 4 months into the year and audio is still COMPLETE FUCKING DOGSHIT on the map. Sorry Nikita, you can say audio is 'mostly fine' but we both know that's bullshit. Good luck trying to do any sort of sneaky gameplay, people can hear you through multiple floors. And with this coming patch tonight, it's been shafted yet again, still no changes, and at this rate we'll be lucky to see them by the start of next wipe. Lighting is piss poor considering it's a mall with massive skylights and windows everywhere, my eyes actually hurt from trying to play the map. Loot is an actual joke outside of the containers on the complete outside of the map, so most people now just skirt the edges and don't even bother entering the mall. What's the point to the map currently? It makes me mad considering this map is half the reason I fell in love with the game. The actual assetwork, map layout, all that is top-notch, just a blast to play when it works like it should. The problem is, it hasn't in like nearly 3 years. What happened? Why do Interchads keep getting the shaft?
