Global Map 2.0 General Feedback

veganzombiez:   I poked around, and looks like it just may take a while to load everything (one report was ~2 minutes, but they had lots of battles).  Try leaving the log open for a couple minutes.  I'll also need to check if it's only showing for Officers right now.  

veganzombiez:   That's the beauty of an Open Beta: Everything you comment about is discussed for rework, balancing, or removal.  Combat Reserves?  That's in discussion for being removed or reworked for the Global Map.  Influence earnings?  We're starting to analyze the data, now that we have 3 weeks worth for the NA server.  Tank locking?  We're discussing whether it needs to be adapted to the meta changes in both vehicle balances and the Global Map.   Unfortunately, I cannot discuss a lot of Wargaming's reasoning for features, but the majority of them basically is, "How can we increase activity?"  It's not just "because more play = more monies"; it's also "our players love competitive 15v15 Tier X.  There's also lots of clans that don't want to, or can't, compete consistently at the Tier X level.  How can we give them the opportunity to enjoy Clan Wars as well?"   We want you to play, and we want you to enjoy it.  Remember, Global Map 2.0 is a beta, and this is the first time we've used a lot of these features.  Some things we'll change from the Beta feedback, but some things might need more analysis based on a larger scale (launch map).  

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veganzombiez:   I apologize if my presence in this thread felt muted.  Part of the reason I wasn't multi-quoting + responding is to not spam the "Recent Staff Posts" with just my name and this thread, even though it'd be pretty cool because ego. Leaving notes via red text is typically a way to get around staff post spamming.  Another reason for red text, and something that's been awesome that I'm proud of you guys for, is that you all elaborate on your feedback.  I haven't felt the need to quote a post and ask more questions: it's been "This is my feedback, and this is why I feel that way."  (I also get lots of very long PMs with feedback, so sometimes discussions are happening there.)   You may also recall that there were many, many, many posts that were not exactly constructive (mostly made while I was out of town), and I spent quite a bit of time determining which posts were relevant to the thread.  Red text notes were much more efficient during that time.