that blur effect mainly removes the computergeneratedness of the images , because if you blur a real photograph it would look very similar....
yeah, what ive been thinking that map is like its made in this feeling like an onslaught game, people just go in the straightest line between the points, just point your car in that direction and hope it goes over the terrain ok... boulders arranged in a toylike way should spice things up, like there still is a botpath-clear way of going between the places, only you have to steer alot more...