1.2 isn't final yet. Still plenty of time for things to change. Personally, I'd be content with it if the goon was actually fun to use, despite there being numerous other apparent problems involving the awkward polarity in the current "balance."
Also, whether you like it or not you're eventually going to come to 1.2. Either that or quit the game. 1.1 has no future.
I look back on 1.1 now and while I enjoyed the overall gameplay more than I enjoy 1.2's current gameplay, 1.1 is kinda like the ass end of the game now. It's more fucked up and retarded now than ever. 1.2's got plenty of idiots, but at least it has a decent amount of semi-sensible to sensible (if only a few) people who can speak decent English. It would also appear that there's a new clan scene developing. The game's showing some signs of life, although I still don't think it's going to go anywhere. I highly doubt that the gameplay will get fixed up enough to be attractive to enough incoming players to give it much promise of reviving. Most new players I see come in now end up leaving or just find the game to be terrible.