L2 Map is HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE

Let me repeat myself: the map for L2 is Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge. The picture posted above isn't even 1/4 of the math. It probably isn't even 1/5 of the map. The only game I could remember that has a similar type of virtual world would be SilkRoad Online. But the size of SRO's world pales in comparison to L2. Now, I don't mind the size of the world of L2. It's actually a good thing because there's a lot of places to explore. But the damn douchebag who decided to prevent characters from having a mount until who knows when needs to be fired. I believe you get a pet at lvl 20 and then you train it into a mount. That is truly lame since if you're grinding and you die, you have to run your ass all the way back to your training spot. Yes, amazingly, I did die once while grinding. I was fighting some poison spider shit and all of a sudden these 2 other monsters decide to join in. I try to run away but they kept on chasing me. Those fuckers are seriously willing to chase you from one end of the damn map to the other. I've never seen something so damn ridiculous in my life. I got tired of running so I just let them kill me. Yes, I LET them kill me. Those of you who thinks that I'm a noob are noobs. Lemme repeat myself: I LET them kill me. In the wise words of Athene, the greatest paladin in the wurld: "You're either a pro or a noob. Thats life." Guess what, I'm pro, you're all noobs, and that's that. BackStabbers FTW!!!!!