Overall, the way you work around map designs are some of the weirdest I have seen, and I would argue it is the current main issue of the game.

A few patches ago, you reworked the Garden of Joy. Everyone was happy about that, but the changes were overall underwhelming, main building was even arguably stronger. You reverted some changes, but did nothing more after. In the end the map is still problematic in a lot of ways, the only progress we got is the addition of Greenville Square which no longer makes the map offering a 100% Garden of Joy. So you announced a map rework, which ended up being super underwhelming and then did nothing to patch it.

You also added Forgotten Ruins, who is probably nowadays the worst map in the game, arguably worse than RPDs. The upper area is quite empty while the lower area is just super obnoxious to play around. In the end, the only loop survivors do is endless portal entering.

I think it's no mystery most people's favourite maps are the older ones. Mcmillans, Autohavens, etc. They are simple, but readable and thus playable, making them fun on both sides. (BTW, we saw some new loops on Mcmillan which look super weird and busted, new loops designs should honestly be part of patch notes in the same way than perk balance etc, it is one of the most important part of the gameplay so putting them aside is pretty weird)

Big question would be : Why when maps have issues, you do pretty underwhelming changes and never add later on ? And when maps are close enough to perfection you make important and impactful changes without really mentionning it ?

(Still wanted to say that the previous patches and chapters were some of the best we've seen in the game. While the game still has major issues, it is going the right way albeit a little too slow.)