I'd be playing a game with the continents of Europe, (North) Africa, (Western) Asia, and something else. Not really North or South America, is it? You can change the scale or positioning and get away with it, but not the shape. At least give the feeling that you're looking at the right place.

They didn't even do that.

As to waiting for a new map, if CA gives modders adequate support, it would be a non-issue. But that's dicey at best.

For every one bit of information or feature announcements that CA makes that give me hope, there are a half-dozen of these.