Please clarify Map drop system for me

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Mezion wrote:

Do you mind showing us your atlas? Just in case.

I think maybe I was tired and developing brain damage. Red Chateau was the source of the issue. It's gone now.

I also got a question..
haven't played since 1.5 years i think.
Last week i started again with my 86 Duelist doing some maps and trying a new build.

Now i heard about the atlas and that you can fuck it up for end-game.
I'm doing tier 8++ maps right now, T11 was pretty easy.

Did i already fuck it up, if yes how can i undo it (cheap, since i'm still broke ;)

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Gwahrdy wrote:

I also got a question..
haven't played since 1.5 years i think.
Last week i started again with my 86 Duelist doing some maps and trying a new build.

Now i heard about the atlas and that you can fuck it up for end-game.
I'm doing tier 8++ maps right now, T11 was pretty easy.

Did i already fuck it up, if yes how can i undo it (cheap, since i'm still broke ;)

From the looks of it you're fine. You haven't started randomly completing t11/12's like I did.

You do not want to run t11/12 CORRUPTED. You may have to do one or two for shaper orbs though, but it will cost you master cart seal x2 to uncomplete and then remove. It sucks, very expensive.

The idea is you want shaped strands to be the only t11 the system finds you eligible for. ( the reason is it's fast and efficient.


For a noob, it only makes sense to do content you havnt done. oh, here's a map I havnt completed. Do it corrupted for the bonus? sure! Little do you know you're screwing your self and it will cost you to fix.

Terrible system.

Why don't they tell you doing a red map uncorrupted still makes the map completed? I did shipyards and baazar and something else I dont recall right now and was pissed to see them on my map. You literally have to vender all your t10/11 maps and absolutely not do them. How was I supposed to know this??

Now I need ANOTHER 60 chaos in master sextants. No. Not doing it. Im done for the league :(

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DamageIncorporated wrote:

You literally have to vender all your t10/11 maps and absolutely not do them. How was I supposed to know this??

Because originally the atlas was a way to make maps more "Explorative", to have a visual representation of where you were going in that dimension and also give you new tools to modify that. I'm sure that having Strand as the only t11 map people want to run (hell some only want to run that map at all) is an anomaly and not the intended purpose of the system.

Regardless, new players should fully explore the atlas on their first league. Hell, I'm surprised new players even make it that far. The "run only strand" advise is a good way to kill all motivation and exploration that the game offers.


Edit: I personally love running maps which drops cards that I want to acquire, such as Vault and Scriptorium.

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DamageIncorporated wrote:

Why don't they tell you doing a red map uncorrupted still makes the map completed? I did shipyards and baazar and something else I dont recall right now and was pissed to see them on my map. You literally have to vender all your t10/11 maps and absolutely not do them. How was I supposed to know this??

Now I need ANOTHER 60 chaos in master sextants. No. Not doing it. Im done for the league :(

Shaped strand is an advance atlas strategy which requires detailed understanding of the atlas to execute. This is the beauty of POE. There's always something to learn.

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Mezion wrote:

I'm sure that having Strand as the only t11 map people want to run (hell some only want to run that map at all) is an anomaly and not the intended purpose of the system.

eh...

Chris said:

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Chris wrote:

The ability for players to choose what maps they play is an important (and positive!) aspect of the Atlas system. Everyone has their own preferences for maps, and we want there to be some choices about whether to unlock everything or leave a few maps disabled in order to maximise your own goals.

Emphasis mine