Kidnapping is much harder because back in the day, you were kidnapped for a minimum of 5 minutes I think? I also think the kidnap cooldown was around 3 minutes.
Kidnapping is seen as an anti-fun mechanic because the victim cannot do anything when kidnapped and instead either has to pay up or sit there for I think 30 - 100 seconds now if they don't place down the item box. But the nerf went into play before the kidnapping box even happened which I think means we can buff kidnapping by like 20% - 30%