as an owner of 2013 34’s I’d say the following.
Stiffness – fine it’s not a 36, it’s as stiff as it should be and needs to be from my year of riding it. It’s not got out of shape or squirmy like older forks I’ve tried.
Plushness – very plush
Compression damping – found it hard to get the balance just right between going through the travel and loosing small bump by adding more air. Some extra oil in the air chamber helped to make it more progressive and ramp up more at the end.
I was offered an upgrade to the 2014 damper via some mods to the 2013 one, but the local Oz Fox importer/dist has been overwhelmed with warranty work on shocks and I wasn’t convinced of the turn around time on the fork.
I went with the Avalanche damper which has added exactly what was missing. It’s been great even if it’s added 200g to the fork. The chassis of the fork is exceptional and with the change it’s exactly what I wanted. It’s also still cheaper than a Pike and comes if white rather than “murdered out” which I prefer.
I’m looking for some 34 Kashima Floats for the missus bike to do the same on if I can get some at the right price. Despite the rep online not many people are actually shipping them on. Make of that what you want