Creating the "Ye Olde BG feel" by replicating the unwieldy UI decisions made 20 years ago because of engine / performance limitations is... not the best approach, in my opinion. The entire industry has moved forward since then, significantly. Nowadays, people prefer smooth experience, they are used to it, thanks to all the progress we had in the last 2 decades. A new generation has grown, and they won't understand it.
I remember the so-called "world map" in BG1, vividly. Or rather "checkerboard", should I say.
Why do you understand that the suggestion is about replicating anything and what is the point about the industry ? Are TP runes an evolution ?^^
It would not be a "checkerboard" because what you'll discover in the worldmap (fast travel point) is what you discover with your eyes while playing (locations)
What I suggest is to click on locations on the worldmap to fast travel rather than the "locations name" in a list.
Exactly like it is actually, except that we wouldn't talk anymore about runes and assumed teleportation.
Anyway not really sure what's your point.
Is that your way to say that you like TP runes for fast travel more than fast travel through the worldmap ?
I guess this is a great reference to the old BG and on the other hand, it give a more specific personnality to this new Larian IP.