Endgame mapping as it is right now will be the death of this game unless it is fixed

The simple reality is that setting up maps properly is not a fun process that involves friction. It is a mind numbingly boring and unfun chore. As someone that initially had no issues with mapping I am at the point now where I think only have one more season/Patch of this crappy endgame system in me, after which if it doesn't change, I'm just going to drop the game. Which is unfortunate because the game does so much stuff right but it's overshadowed by the key endgame mechanic.

A quick fix would be to allow all maps within range to be access after a tower is activated and no the unique tablet (The grand project https://poe2db.tw/us/The_Grand_Project) does not address the issue of mapping in any meaningful way. It is far too rare of a drop to do so.