Maps, the feeling of the unknown....

[Razor]

Having a "Fog of War" over the maps sounds like it would be really cool. I also liked XI's "buy your map" but for certain places like Temple of Ugglakamakihagamataga, SSG, the various mines, etc I never actually bought a map. I just ran through the places so many times that I just memorized the zone. It would kind of make sense too because irl you don't (well, shouldn't) need a map to get to common places you go because you have a mental map. I'm certain our seasoned adventures have a mental capacity high enough to do the same :P

[Asiaine]

No.. no no no no nooo....
The way I get lost, if I don't have a map to show me how to get somewhere I'll never get there...

I get lost WITH the map as it is now.

No, just.. no..

if you HAVE HAVE HAVE to have this, then let me buy the map for some gil from an NPC ^.^;

[Jinrya-Geki]

I would never go to the Black Shroud, ever.

[Razor]

Well, even with a FOW, if you took the wrong path the first time it would stay as part of your map. So you would just know to find a new path you havent explored yet XD. For 2.0 they could do it node based, ie if you have Emerald Moss, or Wyrmking's Perch, it makes that region lit up. (For those of us who've been playing, we'd have some/all "map"s unlocked, but new players would have to hunt around in the dark until they found an aethryte to light up the map.

Besides, 2.0 Black Shroud will not be NEARLY as horrible as current Black Shroud.

[Zahak]

Two Words: Coffer Maps

[syntaxlies]

Having a "Fog of War" over the maps sounds like it would be really cool. I also liked XI's "buy your map" but for certain places like Temple of Ugglakamakihagamataga, SSG, the various mines, etc I never actually bought a map. I just ran through the places so many times that I just memorized the zone. It would kind of make sense too because irl you don't (well, shouldn't) need a map to get to common places you go because you have a mental map. I'm certain our seasoned adventures have a mental capacity high enough to do the same :P

devs said that in 2.0 dol will be able to make maps and sell them. Im not sure what they meant by it though.

[Zahak]

devs said that in 2.0 dol will be able to make maps and sell them. Im not sure what they meant by it though.

Are you sure that wasn't about the treasure maps Syntax?

[syntaxlies]

Are you sure that wasn't about the treasure maps Syntax?

i said i dont know what it means, lol. i just remember them saying something about maps.

[Nakiamiie]

I would never go to the Black Shroud, ever.

Maps with outlines but fogged content. You would 'see' where you are and the approximate location of where you want to go, but not the content that lies in between.

The outlines could also include common roads, villages location and main point of interests (without actually revealing the map, just approximate [with some errors] dots and lines).

People that easily get lost would not be and explorer would be able to reveal the mysteries by themselves.

[Yelta_Sumasu]

I would like to earn my maps but not hinder people just starting out so common areas that you would expect your character to be familiar with can have automatic maps like starter towns and zones. Go ahead and let your journal help you pinpoint where you are supposed to be if you need the extra help.

Further out it would be nice to have fog of war and/or purchased/quested/coffer maps. Would love it if the further from civilization you go the harder it would be to obtain a map.

I say this as someone who can easily get lost with a map.