At the end of the day, the companies involved in keyboards are still novices in understanding how to appropriately communicate with their consumers (and are still absolutely horrendous in other issues [e.g., avoiding damaging consumer trust through loot-boxes]).

In keebs - you should never build without checking the PCB. Because of the burden of proof that companies in keyboards have, it is in your best interest to record opening boxes when they arrive to verify condition & also test the PCB or other aspects. Keyboard companies WILL deflect to avoid accountability. Novelkeys, while good in some cases, is particularly known for this (e.g., when products arrive that aren't of expectation, they just hit ya with the copium).

Sounds like normal clack then. I mean, realistically, you can't really go wrong with cherry mx black (but I think if you don't get broken in ones, they feel pretty bad). Surprisingly, this has had a similar experience for me:
https://divinikey.com/products/owlab-neon-linear-switches

A lil' more oomph in it personally.

Do you wanna give a sound reference? That'd probably help.

Also, regarding the Keychron v3, what plate does it come with? I'm failing to remember.

To be honest, saying "creamy, clacky" is kinda an oxymoron. Creamy tends to be used in conjunction with "thock". So I'd try to determine what sound you actually want first.