Title/topic - While Llama’s “map hack in your mind” video is amazing. What harm would it really cause to have a check box that said “keep same seed” just like single player offers? Interested to see opinions.
As an option? Don’t see why not.
I assume it would apply to the host?
I think that removes the skill gap when it comes to farming games, if that option was available there would be a very small % of the player base not using it.
I like that their is some form of skill gap involved with pathing and being optimal.
However i do see a counter argument that for non teleporting builds it would be a lot friendlier of an option and potentially make them more exciting to play. Could shake up the start of league metas.
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I honestly don’t think skill is involved much in TPing or running through a randomly generated map - even more so if you follow Llama’s video that pretty much tells you almost exactly which direction to go minus a few locations.
You realise that video was built on alot of discovery of map mechanics. And still 90% of players wont utilize to its full extent. Just because you watch a video once doesnt make you an expert, this is something you need to put effort in to learning.
For example, llama explains Mephisto as go in a direction until you find it. However you can actually gather more information on the map seed and still get alot quicker.
There are reasons to why some people can rush in alot quicker timeframes, and its map knowledge. So yes there is a skill for TPING and Running through a map.
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He actually explains go to go right at durance wp lvl2. It’s pretty spot on too unless it’s one of the “bad maps”. It’s not hard to memorize something that someone with a team learned that speed runs the game. Map knowledge is not “skill”.
Tbh i never understood why my offline play had the same map but my online solo play always had different ones …
I think it should work like this :
Solo of any kind ? Same map all the time
Lobby , groups , random map to keep it interesting !
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No thanks - this would turn into everyone treading down the same exact, boring path every time to maximize loot per minute. Uch. The randomization is vital.
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Like the idea, don’t think that will ever happen.
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Correct, which is not the best way to do Mephisto. So again you are correctly describing that there is a knowledge based skill gap.
Please understand if you are able to do something faster than the guy next to you, that has an RNG mechanic and is driven by repetitive action. The skill is the speed. So time.
Yeah I’ve actually been MFing with a Barb (I’m not playing sorc for now). I’ve picked up clues to which way cata 3 and 4 are, and I’m able to guess the right way over 50% of the time.
Im assuming its something to do with the random map generation happening once you create a game, therefore its supplied by the server.
Just give us autoplay while you are at it, right?
The game was designed to have randomly generated maps every time you play it. Let’s not remove what little sense of danger still exists in the game…please?
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Yet it exists in single player…
The random maps is a good thing in the game, it makes it less stale. All you are really asking is to have the same route every time so it is easier.
Do we really need to do everything to make it easier?
Having the same map seed is hardly teh same as autoplay, get over yourself…
Note that I am totally OK with the game as is now, never understood why the map kept being the same in solo play anyway but comparing to autoplay … yeah that’s goign way too far pal.
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Literally not sure what BadBear is talking about, if you watch Llama’s video Meph durance 3 is left of the wp tile almost every time if you’re understanding what he’s explaining.
cartographers and maze rats disagree 
Having the same map seed is hardly teh same as autoplay, get over yourself…
Note that I am totally OK with the game as is now, never understood why the map kept being the same in solo play anyway but comparing to autoplay … yeah that’s goign way too far pal.
Apparently, sarcasm isn’t your strong suit.
Also, saving the map seed is basically maphack.
All these threads about keeping your map seed and adding /players command to Bnet… You guys and gals just want the game to be easier for you so you can progress faster and get mad lOotZ quicker.
Oh noes! A unique Diadem dropped in a Baal game and you didn’t get it. Too bad.
Play SP if you want SP stuff.