I like the threat-focused nature of the prep in 2e. It reminds me to make as hard a move as I’d like, and constantly look through crosshairs.

All the suggested moves are wonderful if you are at a loss, and I find the laminated cheat sheet really helpful in play, but most of the time you don’t need the cue right? The hard moves are right there when everything is a threat. If its an NPC I just have them follow their simple motivations, landscapes and vehicles just follow their impulses. The ‘form’ of the hard move will fit into a category, and you aren’t naming it anyway when you make it.

For me it cuts out the translation of assessing the fiction mechanically – make specific hard move – describe fictional results – what do you do?