Which map do you prefer?

I'm still thinking... should we set a time limit?

It's not worth it.

(they couldn't even draw them properly!!!)

Well, if we're talking about appearances, I think the firebirds/phoenixes and the small fairies/sprites are drawn quite well.

or maybe even place resources, artifacts, and recruitable monsters near their Castle. Of course, I despise such people, because you should play for fun, not for the sake of winning.

I completely agree with your opinion. For these cases, you should play on random.

I myself have created magnificent maps, I know what it's like.

Could you share them with us? As an "impatient mapmaker," I end up creating uninteresting maps, and I can't get to the big ones, stopping at 20%.
Maybe someone from the mapmakers can handle 1008/1008; I won't even talk about 9000/9000 – that's a dream.