Our view on map drop rates

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dmouze wrote:

Alright.
It's very possible to maintain a pool of maps under the current system.
Here's how I and many others do it:
First off, never start mapping with less then 5+ 66 maps, preferrably more, but 5+ is what I usually aim for.
There's no reason whatsoever to rush to maps, as your xp/hr is usually quicker somewhere you can clear quick rather then maps.
Also try to make sure you can do a majority of the mapmods with little or no trouble to save yourself from having to reroll a good map just cause you can't handle it.

66 Maps. Magic.
Indoors
Crypt
Dungeon
Grotto
Overgrown Ruin
^Always roll maze on these, maze with 15%+ quantity or maze+ Packsize/magic

Outdoors
Dried Lake
Dunes
Tropical Island
^Either 30%+ IIQ from two mods, or a Packsize/Magic roll with above 15% quantity. The area mods on these isn't really that desirable, more often then not it leads to more space, but no real increase in mobs.

67 maps. Magic.
Indoors:
Sewer Map
Thicket Map
^Always roll maze on these, maze with 15%+ quantity or maze+ Packsize/magic

Outdoors:
Arcade
Arsenal
Cemetery
Mountain Ledge
Wharf
^Either 30%+ IIQ from two mods, or a Packsize/Magic roll with above 15% quantity.
Area mod is viable on cemetary, less so on wharf but still decent, The area mod on mountain ledge is a coinflip, as it depends alot on the type of mountain ledge you spawn.

68 maps. Magic.
Indoors:
Spider Lair
Vaal Pyramid
^Always roll maze on these, maze with 15%+ quantity or maze+ Packsize/magic
Maze is very important on both these maps, especially the vaal pyramid.

Outdoors:
Ghetto Map
Mud Geyser
Reef Map
Springs
^Either 30%+ IIQ from two mods, or a Packsize/Magic roll with above 15% quantity.
The area mod is semi decent on springs and ghetto.

69 maps. Magic.
Indoors:
Catacomb Map
Overgrown Shrine
Tunnel Map
^Always roll maze on these, maze with 15%+ quantity or maze+ Packsize/magic
Maze is important on every 69 map.

Outdoors:
Promenade Map
Shore Map
Spider Forest
^Either 30%+ IIQ from two mods, or a Packsize/Magic roll with above 15% quantity.
Area is quite nice on shore, and a coinflip like the ledge on spider forest, typ of map spawned matters alot.

It basicly keeps going like this for the 70+ maps too, but you make them rare, and at a point of your choosing you start using chisels. Get atleast one of (packsize/magic/rare) and as high iiq as possible for outdoors, always maze the indoors maps and try getting very high iiq.

Don't try to cheap out on rolling maps. <- This is pretty much the no.1 thing that makes you run out.

Spend whatever you have and more rolling the beneficial mods and you won't run out of maps.

Some of the smaller maps need extra help, try getting additional iiq on those or atleast the packsize/magic mod with high iiq.


This post still isn't specific enough, but as most of these posts from me, sl4y3r and others tend to get ignored I really don't feel motivated going into more detail on specific maps.


Now don't get me wrong, I don't agree with the current system since it doesn't reward you for doing hard maps. I've vocalized my opinions on the matter alot on the boards. Sooner or later hopefully something gets done about it.

But until then the above is what has worked consistently for me and many others.

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Bloodygrey wrote:

there seems to be a fundamental flaw with the game when the players are compeltely dependent on RNG if they are allowed to actually PLAY the end game..

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DamageIncorporated wrote:

It's not a flaw! You don;t know what you're talking about! stop QQing! farming all day for very slim chance at a map is fun!