> @"Konig Des Todes.2086" said:
>
> Pulling in larger influences from Season 1, specifically on the side of community-determined progression or choices, were planned for a while.
>
> Not having half-a-map-per-release, or calling them chapters of one episode? This is left unclear. Especially given the portal tome's info.
From my understanding, not having new maps for a while was already mentioned in an interview in September 2019.
>Don't expect a new map with every update. We will also work with existing maps and expand those. It's gonna be comparable to season 2, just a little more meaningful and bigger than in the both maps from back then. Firstly, we will start with a big new map and realize things with it, we haven't done before.
(Source is from the translation of a german interview):
The big map and things that haven't done before is probably Drizzlewood Coast with it's WvW-like style.
However, until the Champions-trailer I thought existing, older maps were going to be expanded, and maybe that would have explained the portal tome.