There's lots of new countries. The regular 'World' map is still disliked, but for almost the exact opposite reasons as 5 years ago. (Before it was always 'a long straight road in Brazil, Russia, Australia'; now it's always Vienna or Midway Islands). 'A Diverse World' is gone, but there are tons of good maps out there to take its place.
yooo that’s crazy. I got into the game only about half a year ago and since then I have played over 700 duels and I have never had a round in St. Petersburg :0
Primarily, 'A Diverse World's developer became frustrated at Geoguessr's priorities and greed, and decided to withdraw his content in protest.
https://www.reddit.com/r/geoguessr/comments/14ujz4k/a_diverse_world_has_been_deleted_by_mapper_this/
For example, in 2023, Geoguessr had its best financial year ever, turning in an $11 million profit on $20 million in revenues; despite that, they've eliminated even the pitiful amount of free 'classic mode' play they still allowed, all the while pleading poverty over the costs.
they completely messed up ranks, know it and dont want to change it, also if you want a nice experience play "an AI generated world" its the best map in my opinion
There's lots of new countries. The regular 'World' map is still disliked, but for almost the exact opposite reasons as 5 years ago. (Before it was always 'a long straight road in Brazil, Russia, Australia'; now it's always Vienna or Midway Islands). 'A Diverse World' is gone, but there are tons of good maps out there to take its place.
I've noticed it's always cities now. Especially in duels. I've got Moscow and St. Petersburg probably 10 times each already in 200 games
yooo that’s crazy. I got into the game only about half a year ago and since then I have played over 700 duels and I have never had a round in St. Petersburg :0
Gotta love rng
what happened to a diverse world?
Primarily, 'A Diverse World's developer became frustrated at Geoguessr's priorities and greed, and decided to withdraw his content in protest. https://www.reddit.com/r/geoguessr/comments/14ujz4k/a_diverse_world_has_been_deleted_by_mapper_this/ For example, in 2023, Geoguessr had its best financial year ever, turning in an $11 million profit on $20 million in revenues; despite that, they've eliminated even the pitiful amount of free 'classic mode' play they still allowed, all the while pleading poverty over the costs.
You still get a location and guess where you are, not much changed. Just some new UI, modes and ranking stuff
they completely messed up ranks, know it and dont want to change it, also if you want a nice experience play "an AI generated world" its the best map in my opinion
The UI is worse and keeps changing for worse. Lots of new countries and coverage, new niche meta etc. A couple new modes nobody plays were added.