hmm i know i have backed off of games that were being played RT before but only when RT was never agreed to. if we agreed to RT i wont back off when it would be to my advantage. and personally i find the PM/wall posts annoying as well. i never miss a turn unless i have a dang good reason, usually ...
everything i can think of has been pretty much stated already. this map has jaw dropping graphics and just looks perfect already. my main issues are the borders cutting through the islands in the artic, some one them you can resolve with an army number i bet but some of them not so much.