Everyone starts out completely blind. As you level, you start to see but only slightly. At level 50, you can see about 10% as good as you do now. Level 75 is about 25%. Level 100 is 50%. It isn't until you reach L120 that your sight is restored to normal levels. No maps. No compass.
Name the server Burned Woods, based on your idea of shuffling zone connections. Instead of people asking where Burned Woods is today, it would be where is the zone connection to Crushbone today.