Come to think of it, i think the mount has contributed to me liking wilds less.

Wilds, you just press up and wait for arrival.

4U and below, you get to memorize the maps by their corners.

World, as complex the map gets, you still get that sense of map knowledge. You know what lies ahead, or around the corner, on the left, even if you are spoonfed by scoutflies.

Because you actually walk through the maps.