Ok firstly Paa, I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you - why on earth would orange admin go to all the trouble of rigging the vote, what difference does it make to them what maps are on rotation?? That result is a good one and pretty much what I expected tbh, I would of liked to have seen vampire in there too but I think the only reason it isnt is that not enough people have played it in iAS.
Bridge, frigate and lava are all good imho. On the rare occasion that either the teams are heavily unbalanced, or both teams have a very high skill level they can be defended for full time it can be very boring, however the vast majority of the times I play all 3 maps they are completed in reasonably times and very competative. Regardless, the same could be said for most maps - I've seen every map defended both ways one time or another when the situation is right. Overlord and Athen, however, are defended both ways *most* of the times so I'm glad to see the back of them finally
With regard to player count, I think it would be best to stick with an 8 player limit. 10 is good because it means there is more space for people waiting to play, however it is also more spammy and will mean more maps are defended both ways
Also, 8 is the limit for a league match so prolly best it is in keeping with that.