The map looks too asian! Great work Onack, and congratulations on it being implemented. I believe player retention might bump up a few notches with this change, as new players won't feel quite as lost any more.
Shade changes: This sounds GREAT! Shades always felt like a totally different game to me, without all the cool things I liked with AO.
Towerwar tracking site: This is still a work in progress, like everything else I work on it would seem, but I think it'll still be useful to some of you. If you have any feedback regarding the site, please feel free to post here, or send me a PM on the AO Universe forums. Thanks go to vhab for the design!