I think that something has changed in one of the patches to make all ocean maps have islands and bases. I liked the ocean maps, they were a neat change of pace. But if they appear, they appear very, very rarely compared to islands with bases. I find that disappointing.
If it was changed because Transports could ditch enemies onto rocks that Ironclads couldn't kill, or other stalemate situations, there could be some kind of Stalemate outcome where one side or both retreats their units to another tile on the strategy map.
