I actually like Danger Zone, from my first impressions (I haven't been able to get to late game because of crashes but...)
I appreciate the first person view, I like CSGO's gunplay so I'm excited to use it (I don't like Fortnite gunplay). It's also csgo movement so you can't just jump around and shoot like a madman and get a kill :)
I like that the parachute section is very quick and you're guaranteed to have some alone time when you land.
Of course, Battle Royale will never be a truly competitive (or for that matter, fun) genre because of the inherent RNG with item spawns but I think the downscaled size will help reduce the blatant loot gaps between different players.
Everything else about the update sucked though!