even 1.8 av would be ok with me, the side areas are worthless anyway other than for farming gold and not participating in the match…
I could live with the narrowed 1.8 map, but not the nerfs that came with it. That said, the wider map content made it more like an actual open world zone. Nothing wrong with it being that way whatsoever. After all, BGs were originally envisioned as open world, but then logistics made instancing more suitable. Also, the quests that took you to those side areas caused PVP in their own right, competition-wise.