I very much agree and support your first suggestion, especially that FFXIV uses surnames, which makes my name huge.

I do appreciate some work on the map, though i am not sure that the current state of it annoys me, not yet. Personally, I have always wanted to be able to make my own marks on the full map (say NM spots, grinding spots...etc) for me, personalizing my maps is very helpful for such a game.

Thanks for sharing your ideas!