Treasure Map ID info

[Haphesto]

I'd like the digging zone of Treasure Maps to be included in the ID cast. Some people like to save up treasure maps and do a bunch in one night for convenience's sake. In that circumstance it's smartest to know which zones your maps will be in beforehand, so you can plan ahead and not zone hop as much. The problem is that there's obviously no way to find out without opening the maps.

If the owner of each map opens it themselves, you have a whole bunch of diggers who really shouldn't be digging. (Clerics, other support classes). If all the maps go to a character ideal for digging, a whole new string of rendevous/ownership problems can arrise from the Tmap Party ending sooner than expected from LD/everyone being tired/whatever.

Generally all of this is just a pain in the ass and could easily be avoided with more ID cast info. :911:

 

[Zhak Morris]

Great post, I agree with the idea.

 

[JayelleNephilim]

I've experienced some of the stresses the OP mentioned, and would have to say that at first glance this sounds like a great idea.[/list]

 

[Alton]

IIRC, this went away because people were cherry picking the 'easy' zone maps to do, and selling the harder ones.

 

[tinkaa]

You could use to send a tmap over postmaster and got the zone changed, which many people abused (to be honest - it was a pain to do tmaps in WW if you were kos for example).
Couldn't it just be implemented that you can't change locations?

Also - is the location of the tmap decided after you open it? (depending on your level?)

 

[vistachiri]

An even faster way would just be to make up a list of the zones where they might be. They tend to be fairly recurring. The only place I really hate doing tmaps is pretty much darkwoods b/c there tends to be a billion random adds all throughout the map. Not only that but chanter/druids seem to love charming tearerfish, so you're occasionally down a member if it happens to break while they kite it away and recharm, or even worse, they die, leaving the tearerfish owning your group. Course charming really fell out of favor w/me since attempting to keep puma's charmed w/my shammy on spectral hunter lol. Damm things always break at the worst possible time.