There are days where I love Bonfire, and days when I want to nuke it. I like its atmosphere sometimes, but other times I'm like "I could make something better than this in my sleep." However, at all times, I think this about the default map: Bonfire is a big bowl of lag.
No, really. It's this round trap, with a near-deadly pit of lag at the bottom. It's tiny when compared to Fluorite and Ficho, and that's where I think a lot of trouble comes from. So many players in such a tiny space. And no escape except to try and flee into Ficho. I have no lag when I'm looking AWAY from the bazillion people there. XD I wouldn't mind Bonfire nearly as much if were a bit bigger, so that people were spread out a tad more.
And on the subject of portals... I like the idea of maybe having a portal to the Cape there, as well. It's a hassle running from Bonfire to the Cape right now. "Too bad. Running is cool." There could still be a portal to the Cape in Fluorite, for those who like to go there - but also a portal in Bonfire for easy-access.