I totally agree with a lot of what was said here.
It is true, after the patch, numbers dropped, hard. Especially with General chat being removed. That was the #1 source for advertising and regarding groups -- nowadays you can barely find ANYONE. And it is frustrating, especially for group owners. I also agree the maps are very VERY small. I personally think Cherika Valley is gorgeous yes, but like all of the other new maps, they are tiny. I totally think they should bring back older maps, maybe revamped though. That would be nice. A revamped, more detailed Fluorite Plains and other popular ones like Bonfire Islands. Though, I think from the sneak peeks I saw stone bridge. A snow map would be useful too, South Pole was my childhood.
I would also really much enjoy a new character screen. The white is just -- so hard on the eyes and it IS hard to make a character correctly with a plain white background.
I have full faith in the staff team though. <3 You guys are doing great!