Do people do treasure maps outside FCs?

Like with Party Finder?

I don’t think I have ever seen one, or maybe they pop up saturday/sunday evening and I didn’t pay attention ?

I’m currently in a solo FC since the last real one I had imploded due to drama and I wanted to do my own thing for a while.

I was wondering if players do that activity outside of FCs planning for it. I suspect they don’t (least on EU), but maybe someone can give me hints on where to look (discord server etc).

Recently I've joined some in PF on the light DC in the evening middle of the week.

Some for old level 60 maps, some for current highest maps and a group for whatever.

We didn't completely fill but had 4-7 player and that's enough to clear them.
Loot was "map owner needs, everyone else greeds".
Just open your own PF and try to find people.

They happen, just not that often lately. I expect there'll be a massive flurry of them though when the patch hits because we're getting the second arena and whatever new shinies that'll bring.

Ah I see, I’ll try to make my own this week end then. Thanks guys !

I don't see any in PF often. But when they do, it usually fills up rather quickly (under 20m or so), even faster if those specifically wrote "FFA loots" for everybody.

I do think people tend to reach out their FCmates first before going for PF.

Yes, if you keep an eye on Party Finder you will see one sometimes. But they only show to people on their world, so you could hop to other worlds and see if there are any up there, or make one yourself.

You only need 2 people to do most maps. I just do them with my partner on occasion. Nets you better rewards too when the loot isn't distributed between like 6 others.

I'll stuff my moogle mail with maps and host PF runs periodically, I'll do a ls call and shout in a few common zones. I normally fill up in under 10 minutes

• 8 people is severe overkill, don't go with more than 5 unless it's with friends. Each extra person is another cat to herd and person to loot against
• Go free-for-all loot -- owner-needs is annoying and leads to people quitting after their map
• I'll have a dozen or more maps, and we'll do mine primarily. Anyone with a map they want to use speaks up when we're in that zone
• After about 90 minutes most people start to get sick of it, try to keep runs under that
• I have macros for run/loot rules and final boss notes

They're adding new maps/zones in tonight's update, so people will be a lot more people doing them for the next couple months

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Originally Posted by Sheriyana

You only need 2 people to do most maps. I just do them with my partner on occasion. Nets you better rewards too when the loot isn't distributed between like 6 others.

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Thats what I do. I've never done a treasure map with more than 2 people before.

Yes, people join better for ffa vs your map your loot

I've pretty much only done maps with party finder.

yeah I sometimes hop into one on party finder

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Originally Posted by SassyAssassin

Yes, people join better for ffa vs your map your loot

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To hell with that. I get people to the end of the map and leave with nothing. It ain't right. :p

Saw a few in Crystal and Primal last night so yeh.

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Originally Posted by Deveryn

To hell with that. I get people to the end of the map and leave with nothing. It ain't right. :p

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If it's FFA then everyone will outlot you, if it's your map your loot then you won't get a portal or will get instantly ejected. :D

I prefer FFA loots because I don't like working for somebody else's paycheck, and that's what it feels like exactly when it's "map owner need, rest greeds"-map PF.

Well, maybe we need to talk about the owner getting more out of maps, especially if they lead everyone to the end. :)

I think "with your FC" or "With friends you can slap IRL" is the only way to do maps.

If you do "everybody needs" folks drop out just before it's thier turn to produce a map, as there's no reason to keep them in.
If you do "Owner needs, everybody else greeds" then when an item IS good enough, somebody else will just NEED on it, get the item when they shouldn't, and run off.
If you do "lootmaster" nobody joins, because those are always a scam.
If you JOIN a "lootmaster" the leader will take the best items once the items that show up are good enough, because it's ALWAYS A SCAM.

If you can't slap the leader for being rude, it's just not safe.

If you want to lead a group, knowing YOU will be honest... nobody else can be sure of you, can they, unless they can slap you in person.


You can only really trust a person who is close enough to slap.

it's normal to do treasure hunt with randoms in PF, atleast in my server

I did some as well in pf back in the days. Whenever i feel like opening one tbh. Now with 6.3 coming there will likely be more parties as there is a new area to explore.

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Originally Posted by ICountFrom0

If you do "everybody needs" folks drop out just before it's thier turn to produce a map, as there's no reason to keep them in.

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For my parties, bringing your own map is optional - I have enough in my moogle mail to keep us going for an hour. That's stated in the PF comment along with Free-For-All looting. There's no way to cheat that


FYI for everyone: the new Oophorectomy Maps are found at Elpis gathering points, and are the only hidden item there (So no spending 200 GP ten times because you keep getting Segaskin Maps)

I don't like doing maps outside of FC's or friend groups. I want my stuff from my map that I gathered or bought not some rando to claim it and dip

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Originally Posted by Rein_eon_Osborne

I prefer FFA loots because I don't like working for somebody else's paycheck, and that's what it feels like exactly when it's "map owner need, rest greeds"-map PF.

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Lets say a mount drops in the map party and it's your map and someone outrolls there goes your chance because RNG is never in our favor and you let someone else get it. F that

open up a PF, then invite the people there to join your TH LS

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Originally Posted by Velvet_Lunarfang

Lets say a mount drops in the map party and it's your map and someone outrolls there goes your chance because RNG is never in our favor and you let someone else get it. F that

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what mount drops in TH?

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Originally Posted by Deveryn

Well, maybe we need to talk about the owner getting more out of maps, especially if they lead everyone to the end. :)

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"leading"? Its all rng.

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Originally Posted by hagare

open up a PF, then invite the people there to join your TH LS



what mount drops in TH?

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That was a random example.

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Originally Posted by Mika_Zahard

That was a random example.

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making things up is not a good way to make an argument

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Originally Posted by Deveryn

Well, maybe we need to talk about the owner getting more out of maps, especially if they lead everyone to the end. :)

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well then they should do it themselves if they don't want to share.

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Originally Posted by Velvet_Lunarfang

Lets say a mount drops in the map party and it's your map and someone outrolls there goes your chance because RNG is never in our favor and you let someone else get it. F that

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Then so be it. F in chat.

Unless the PF creator (or me) specifically wrote something like "If X drop then it's mine, otherwise FFA" in the desc then sure. Their PF, their rule.

There kinda has to be a reason for everyone to be there imo. If I see any PFs where the leader gets first choice on items, I'm avoiding that like the plague. I've seen way too many parties where they just need everything and give nothing to anyone else.

I also am kinda split on my feelings about "map owner needs" because what do you do in situations when Person A & C don't have a single map pop a portal and everyone else does? That's two people coming along knowing they won't be getting anything and wasting their own time.

FFA is ultimately the fair way of doing things so everyone gets a chance at getting something. Even if you don't, at least you had the same chance as everyone else.

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Originally Posted by Mika_Zahard

"leading"? Its all rng.

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It's also more than others will contribute by not even getting a portal. I've seen people walk off with millions worth of stuff when I'm the one that gambled and won in the first place. One was kind enough to give a tip.

Imagine winning in Vegas and random people get to gamble on your winnings. That's some BS.

I contributed my wicked portal-summoning and make-chest-drop-something skills, you guys need to git gud