Map drops are still a big problem

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Dawmz wrote:

Anybody "stuck" on 72-73 maps is doing something wrong. You can sustain 75-76 easily solo, with just moderate chiseling and alching / chaosing the really bad rolls. The really hard stuff to break in / sustain begins at 77. My map pool is basically hundreds of 73 and lower, around 50 lvl 74, around 30 lvl 75-76 and a few 77-78, chaining only 75 and 76 to try to build up to 77, and I never leave the game after a night of play with less 75+ maps than I had when I started.

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ScrotieMcB wrote:

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andreicde wrote:

and then finally chisel,alch,chaos,vaal the map.

On 73 maps that is NOT the correct procedure. The main mistake players make rolling low-to-mid maps is investing too much currency.

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AxxiusEQ wrote:

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ScrotieMcB wrote:

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andreicde wrote:

and then finally chisel,alch,chaos,vaal the map.

On 73 maps that is NOT the correct procedure. The main mistake players make rolling low-to-mid maps is investing too much currency.

So, are you going to tell us the "correct procedure", Your Arrogance?

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Dawmz wrote:

Since I played 4 chars at lvl 85+ while mapping only solo on tempest, I think I have a pretty good idea where the "wall" is yeah, sorry that it makes you so mad. But obviously, if you consider running your one and only 73 map and not getting a return as "stuck under 73" then I guess it's possible. If you're building a pool like you're supposed to, you will chain 75 easily (without buying maps, using zana or even using sac frags). But it's true there is a real wall beyond that, it's very obvious. This wall might be breakble with more investment, I don't know, don't feel the need to try.

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Dawmz wrote:

Anybody "stuck" on 72-73 maps is doing something wrong. You can sustain 75-76 easily solo, with just moderate chiseling and alching / chaosing the really bad rolls.

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RogueMage wrote:

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Dawmz wrote:

Anybody "stuck" on 72-73 maps is doing something wrong. You can sustain 75-76 easily solo, with just moderate chiseling and alching / chaosing the really bad rolls.

Enough with such arrogant bullshit. I chisel and alc every map and I've seen exactly one level-75+ map drop since 2.02. Mid and high-level maps are just as much a pay2play racket as Atziri. For the vast majority of players, level 75-79 map drops are as scarce as Exalts and level 80+ maps are as mythical as Mirrors.

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Baron01 wrote:

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ScrotieMcB wrote:

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andreicde wrote:

and then finally chisel,alch,chaos,vaal the map.

On 73 maps that is NOT the correct procedure. The main mistake players make rolling low-to-mid maps is investing too much currency.

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ScrotieMcB wrote:

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Baron01 wrote:

... Rolling maps in 2.0 is not a science, in fact it is very simple--you aim for as much quantity and pack size as possible. You also look for more magic monsters and to less extent more rare monsters. >>> drums and here we come >>> There is no way you will be doing heavy map rolling below lvl75+ because it is cheaper to run white or just alched-and-go maps and buy more maps with saved currency.

You clearly do not understand how to roll low/mid maps, and most people do not. They just spam currency until they're broke and then QQ. Like how Texas Holdem changes when you go from 8 players to heads-up, rolling mid maps properly is actually more difficult than high ones because you can't sum it up with a stupid easy "aim for this" statement.

So, you came to conclusion I do not know how to roll maps because you failed to read my whole post where I clearly said you are in no way going to "roll" maps with large amount of currency. I said that map rolling is not difficult because it is not. There are very clear factors you want to maximize and that is about it. The main challenge is to sustain the currency needed to roll maps.

The whole map drop situation is even worse at mid-tier level because you should be buying your maps rather than running them. Alch-and-go style on 72 and 73 is the way to go because any Scoure/Alch or Chaos in addition to the initial one is wasted due to fact you can buy 2 or 3 maps of that level for that currency. The issue is I want to play Path of Exile ARPG not Path of PoE.Trade simulator....