whats the big deal with strand maps?

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Peterlerock escreveu:

You walk a straight line, don't have to search for the mobs, and the boss is super easy.
I love this map.

If I could, I would only play:

67 mountain ledge map
71 strand map
74 gorge map
75 Plateau map

;)

Those are my favourite maps to! there is also a docks map with I believe the flame hound boss at the end that is pretty straight forward I like that map as well.

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Peterlerock escreveu:

If I could, I would only play:

67 mountain ledge map
71 strand map
74 gorge map
75 Plateau map

;)

You can add shipyard which is fucking easy

I can't remember the last time I full-cleared a Shipyard.

While the map boss is super easy, I always miss some of the mobs, they are hiding behind barrels or in some corners. And the map is not a straight line, it's open space, you have to remember where you have been and where you haven't.

That's why it isn't included in the list.

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elitedesolator escreveu:

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Koldhearted escreveu:

do map bosses that resemble bosses (like necropolis Merveil) drop loot any better than other map bosses that are just a random mosnter?

Absolutely not.

Hence you have all the reasons in the world to skip Piety and Dominus.

Thats not my experience. Every 74 Maze or Residence drops more from the boss like an Undergroud River map or so. I'm not quite sure but I think some patches before Map Bosses like Vaal, Merveille and Dominus were bufft in loot drop.

I personally dislike Labyrinth and Mine map, so much walking and exploring. Too much time consumed lol

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bunnyxian90 escreveu:

I personally dislike Labyrinth and Mine map, so much walking and exploring. Too much time consumed lol

Good thing:
3 Labyrinths/Mines = 1 dark forest -> no exploring and walking

I trade them all day. ;)

In my opinion Labyrinth is the single worst map in the game. It suffers from at least two fatal flaws: Navigating the map is atrocious, and all the small passageways leave little room for good packs to spawn.
If this map was a staple of the 66 or 77+ tiers I am supremely confident there would be widespread outcry.

TL;DR Vendoring this map in order to get Dark Forest is literally the best thing you can do.

PoE: The first time anyone's ever been washed up on an island and HOPED that they get...stranded.

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Peterlerock escreveu:

You walk a straight line, don't have to search for the mobs, and the boss is super easy.
I love this map.

The only Strand map I've ever done had desecrated ground and I encountered a Rogue Exile very quickly. I was unable to keep a safe distance in the limited area available, and I abandoned the map uncompleted.

Next time I'll make sure it doesn't have problem ground areas.