Map mod quantity bonuses need reevaluation + synergy

With the ease of sustaining a map pool compared to how it was months/years ago, I've noticed a few things about its effects on the build meta. There are other factors affecting the build meta as well, but I haven't seen many people talk about how the map rolling meta affects it.

I have to mention, though, that I don't really have much experience in the highest level maps, and even though I've done a fair bit of research into rolling them properly, I'm not an expert on the topic.

Anyway, the shift in map meta that I'm talking about is that, since it's comparatively quite easy to sustain a map pool now, people Alch and Chaos maps much less, not to mention Exalting maps. These days, it's more common to Alt spam even the higher level maps, and then Regal good ones. Furthermore, people sometimes run even white maps these days.

With the meta shift to Alting maps instead of Chaos spamming them, players have a lot more control over what mods they run, and blue maps have fewer mods as well. And, since it's easier to sustain a map pool now, map %quantity is a bit less important as well. These 2 factors mean that people choose to run more difficult mods (like -max res, no regen, increased monster damage, and blood magic) a lot less frequently. Back when players mostly Chaos spammed high level maps, if the map got pack size, or maze/area size and some other good mods, it was more common that players would run the map that way, even if it had a dangerous mod or two, because the %quantity and good mods were essential to sustaining their map pool.

Of course, people do still run rare maps, and people still sometimes run maps with the really dangerous mods, but it's less common and less important to be able to run those mods now.

I remember back in the days of Open Beta especially, it was more common that build guides had sections on what map mods the build had trouble with, and the ability to run any map mod used to be a bigger selling point for a build.

I feel that, because being able to run most/any map mods is less important now, builds can be a little bit more finicky, and even a bit less versatile. For example, if a build has just barely enough mana regen to sustain its main skill, that's less of a problem than it might have been before. The player can just Alt past half/no regen. Sure, that player might lose out on a bit of potential %quantity, but it likely won't make as big of a difference on potential map drops as it could have a while ago. Similarly, an aura-dependant build that runs its auras on mana could just Alt past Blood Magic mods, instead of potentially having to Chaos a map with, say, high % increased pack size and % increased magic monsters. Again, not being able to do a nice map like that might hurt, but it's less of a potential map drop loss than it could have been earlier. Furthermore, if a player rolls a map with a mod they can't run, they usually only have to spend Alts instead of Chaos to reroll the map.

My point is that having a more finicky, less versatile build doesn't harm one's ability to sustain their map pool as much as it did earlier. So, these more fine-tuned, finicky builds have an easier time sustaining a map pool and playing the endgame now, and it's less important to create a build that can run almost any map mod. Essentially, I think the ease of sustaining a map pool has increased the endgame viability of certain builds.

Super simplified TL;DR: The shift to Alt/Regaling high level maps instead of Chaos spamming them has made it easier for more finicky, fine-tuned builds to sustain a map pool, and it's less of a detriment to sustaining a map pool when builds can't run certain map mods.

Again, these are just my opinions and I'm not an authority on rolling and running the highest level maps, but I feel that my point is backed up by some evidence, and I'd like to have a discussion about it.

Does anyone agree or disagree? What are your thoughts on the matter?

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