@m0sh
I find there's a sweet spot in between packing too light or too tight. My go to technique is to scoop my ground herb and tap the side of the crucible so everything settles into place. A good consistency medium grind (BCG in my case) is my favorite for achieving this.
@bbchucks
I find my CBD flower acts the way you describe, with very little visible vapour on the first hit. If I start on yellow 1 or 2 with a "heavy" THC strain and my unit is cold it'll act somewhat the same. Yellow 3 and up or swapping for another crucible immediately and I'll get nice vapour.
My CBD strains aren't coated in trichomes like my THC strains which is where I think the lack of vapour comes into effect. The effects are there just not the visible vapour. That's my slightly educated guess.
@Brewervapesalot
Did you ask Ghost on their live chat about a new unit? I did and was told "...we are developing the new gen of the MV1. Not sure what we'll call it yet."
Other then that it could be a month, it could be 2 years. No company is going to give a concrete response without a finished product, that would be a nightmare. I wasn't paying attention when the MV1 launched but there were definitely some teething issues. Heck, there still is "some" issues that continue to pop up but I'm not bothered one bit. Ghost smashes the competition with their industry leading customer service, it not a comparison for most and is something I'm very vocal about because they've won me as a customer for life. My above question to them stemmed from a question about a desktop vape which they said by they have no plans to make currently. If these issues were such a big deal you would hear about it more, like the 2019 VapCap M "groove issue" affecting airflow for instance. Not to mention their stellar customer service the device kicks some serious ass. Nothing compares to how smooth the vapour is, my favorite feature, but I love the crucible system, I love the space ship design, it's super comfortable to hold, and the heat up time is crazy fast.
Edit: my eyes aren't fully awake, I'll stop editing haha.