If this version despite the new midsole remains as soft as the previous version (3) as you say, then I will definitely not wear this sneaker. The softness of version 3 is excessive.... "really buttery" as I heard in another comment. I prefer firmer midsoles like Adidas, Mizuno or Saucony for example. For some time now, NB has been trying to prioritize comfort too much, and has forgotten that a competition shoe needs, above all, to have performance. My goal with shoes like these is to actually run and not stroll through a shopping mall!
We'd say this new version is definitely more firm than the previous version. We'd put it in the middle of the scale of firm-to-soft, while the last version definitely skewed towards soft.
