User blog comment:Didikins/Map gimmicks: why do these exist?/@comment-3967954-20150117085857/@comment-1187559-20150119101223

The thing is, "realistic" in the context of conflict more or less just means "a human can survive here under normal conditions". Granted a golf course may not be practical, but practicality on a battlefield is a luxury really, you don't always get to choose where you fight, you just go where you're needed.