[POLL] World Domination Games: Earth Maps or Made Up Maps?

Great... now I want to reinstall Civilization 5 and play that some more. Curse you mind and your random thread ideas!

I like both pretty much equally, though I often want to try out an earth map first to see how it is.

I prefer Earth maps because the areas are familiar and I can visualize the circumstances that led to the conflict easier.  Fake maps don't drawn me in as much.  I do think I could be satisfied with a fake map if it was for a world I understood more, though.  Say an Axis & Allies game that took place in Warcraft's Azeroth or Tamriel from the Elder Scrolls.  

I voted for made up maps. In a game like Civ, I like to not know what's out there at all beyond the fog of war. I think it works better in the context of the game, too. Your civilisation has no idea what's out there, but they gradually expand etc. I think it also makes becoming sea-faring that much more of an important step.

Knowing teh terrain before hand gives you a strategic knowledge that sometimes it's fun to have to earn. Also games with procedurally generated terrain seem to, at least to me, keep the game from going stale as fast.

I'd say I like different things in different scenarios. Having the world set out like Earth is cool and all but there's only so many times you can play that map before the novelty of it wears off.

Earth maps, I love invading places I know. 

I'm still waiting for a game with the Niagara falls in it how cool would it be to go down it on canoe or something.

Can't beat imagination on earth. Still creative maps are fun.

I think I like both equally: Europa Universalis 3 wouldn't be what it is without real life maps, but I do like the made up maps of civ.

Unless its Civ, I like Earth Maps more.

Earth maps take the surprise out of exploration. Weirdly enough, though, they tend to be the most balanced maps.