I agree, V1.0 Savage seems to be a really good introduction point for new players to get started with Savage content. It's quite a bit easier than the Savage modes that you commonly see, but it's still tricky enough to pose some challenge and it's a nice hurdle to overcome for new players who want to get into Savage content.

It's really just an introductory point, though. V2.0 is quite a bit harder than V1.0, and after that you get to face the true Savage difficulty in V3.0 and V4.0.