Newbie - how to get first maps

Hi,

my first char since 1.3 or so has reached Merciless act 4.

So i thought to get my first maps, it would be a good idea to start farming dried lakes to build up a map pool (I want to play completely selffound).

I started leveling with around lvl 64 in dried lakes and currently i´m level 68.
All i got is one single map.

Does one really get maps so rarely, or is there any other method (selffound)? I know i can level in dried lakes quiet good. But i would really like to build up a small map pool, or is 1 map enough to start with?

Greets

I would have to say, yes, Dried Lake leveling will do a good job yielding your first maps. So start there.

From there, run any map that you find, and soon more maps will drop. Once you find Zana it will get easier.

I did maps this league 100% self found playing casually at 2 hours a day and I'm already up to T12 maps.

Just keep at it, you will get them!

ok thank you alot. I really thought i did something wrong.

So I´ll keep doing it. *FingersCrossed* Hoping for Zana :)

To add to that, don't run your maps white, it would be a waste. Transmute + Augment all maps up until tier 8/9 at which point you can gradually start to use Alchs, Chisels, Vaals and Zana mods (the latest at around tier 12).

For more information: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1489756