I'd rather have the code optimized so that many objects no longer cause problems.
I used to play Il-2 with 256MB RAM, now I've got 4GB. Graphics memory's probably increased by the same margin, as well as processing power. I'd like to believe that this could help alleviate some of the notorious problems, and if it doesn't, there must be something that can be done in the code.
I really like the NW Europe map, because it is nicely populated. I'd rather have more maps like that than less.