Map Suggestion

[Drakausa]

Just an idea. Combine the Ocean type map with an island component. Have left and right sides of map with an island coastline dotted with some small long islands that block line of sight. Between the two sides have a wide stretch of simple ocean and perhaps two or three islets in the center or possibly, dotted around in that open area. Nothing major but each might have a high hill or mountain and be various layouts (short, roundish, long etc...) But these islets are simply designed to allow maneuvering on the actually open ocean type 'terrain'. This would urge tactics for ship teams instead of 'everybody scatter' but encourage ship combat from every range with a little maneuvering to add competition. It would have a smaller advantage in that two sides with island 'shores' would eliminate two of the four complaints of 'edge crawling'.

[Special_Kay]

I'd rather not have Ocean become New Dawn v2. Ocean is just ocean, and that is the point. If you don't like Ocean that's fine, but let's not pretend you can put terrain on it and still have it be just ocean.

[LiskaBystrouska]

I don't think Drakausa was complaining about the Ocean map so much as suggesting a new map, one with fewer islands than New Dawn, and those mainly around the edges.  Might be interesting.