Some good insights from obitus.
A good map does not necessarily cater to everyone. There can be good infantry maps, ranged and cav maps, and certainly mixes between them, but it is not needed, as long as we have a good amount of different maps. Native did, and so do we. I think that's the biggest difference between NA and EU when it comes to map preference (or so it seems). EU has a lot of cav, but rarely do I see them complain about more infantry/ranged based maps (that goes the other way around as well).
Which is why I think maps like native_nord_town and native_village (and for that matter, canals of our city) should (and do have) have a place in the rotation. Variety is more important than class balance.
You should come on to IRC more, obitus. I know we differ a lot in map taste, but perhaps you me and Mustikki can cook something up.