I didn't have both honestly, and the Steel V2 is still inching its way across the ocean, so my judgement are solely base on photos. I really like how the V2 look and how it is squarish and therefore more practical as a keycap. Somehow the V1 would be screaming for attention in the keyboard with its pointy horns and I'd like the bots to meld into the environment and be inconspicuous. Ha ha. I'm weird.