Are they gonna ever remake the maps someday?

[Knight of the Redlotus]

They look like someone drawing in Microsoft paint.

[Vantose]

We are lucky to get that! I remember a time when their was no maps in eq!

But really its super unlikely that they will put the money into making better maps. Most maps of higher level zones are player made any way.

[Knight of the Redlotus]

Ouch!! On top of the difficulty? Glad i didn't touch the game back then :( seriously i guess i must have been spoiled by modern games.

[Dnanners]

There is indeed a mod that has updated maps https://www.eqmaps.info/eq-map-files/

[pantheon0918]

Originally posted by Knight of the Redlotus:

Ouch!! On top of the difficulty? Glad i didn't touch the game back then :( seriously i guess i must have been spoiled by modern games.

Yea… I actually missing the good old days when everyone have no maps ( imagine playing this crazy game 20 years ago when I was a 11 kid, it changed me forever )

Forcing people to have even more tight connections ,
every time heading to a zone to meet up with your group is an adventure !

I remember when we arrived to emerald jungle zone in , getting ready to in city of mist , that jungle was crazy ,

you can’t see your way clearly because the trees are so dense , it was like that scary witch movie in the forest

You have to follow close with your group
If someone you are slowed down and the bard’s speed song faded from you , you are so dead …. Every run was a death March

[Halcyform]

eq map fiend

The lack of maps is part of EQ's charm. And in keeping with EQ's lack of hand holding, in relation to most games, creating your own maps is also part of the charm. When you first start playing EQ or entering new expansion zones, you always have that those conflicting feelings of amusement park wonder and impending doom. The lack of maps makes it even more interesting.

Make your own, or download the map packs from Map Fiend.

While some of the maps leave something to be desired, there are some maps where the creator deserves mad props.

[Noteefs]

Us older players remember the binders we created of full of maps we drew out on graph paper.. /loc was so much fun mapping out a new zone!

[fmalfeas]

Back in the day you didn't really have voicechat either.

Raid leaders explained the strategy by typing it, people read what was typed and remembered it, and coordinated to execute it.

Groupers did the same.

No maps at all.

And while a caster meditated, they were completely defenseless. Their spellbook would fill up their field of view while it was going on, so they needed people who weren't meditating or people who just /didn't/ meditate on watch if they didn't park themselves somewhere completely safe.

And 100 plat was VERY significant.

[asnjas19]

Back in my day....

Ok old heads. No maps was a bad idea and clearly because the map packs are so popular now.

[Yoda_Mane]

Originally posted by asnjas19:

Back in my day....

Ok old heads. No maps was a bad idea and clearly because the map packs are so popular now.

It wasn't a 'bad idea'...QoL things like maps just wasn't thought of until much much later.

[CyberDown]

The remade maps are the MS paint maps, the game never had maps. Its got to be embarassing to have it in game as it is however, even if its an ancient game that never use to have maps....they can and should do better, just so it doesnt look like a devs 10 year old did it for free on the weekend as punishment or something.

[D's Journal]

LMAO, it's really from MS paint?

[CyberDown]

Originally posted by D's Journal:

LMAO, it's really from MS paint?

Its literally better than nothing. Just barely. Its functional mostly too. Just not what you would expect from a company.

[fmalfeas]

When the maps were implemented, it was revolutionary.

Everything in EQ is ancient code on top of ancient code, and changing anything tends to break 10 more things.

[SLAIN]

Originally posted by Noteefs:

Us older players remember the binders we created of full of maps we drew out on graph paper.. /loc was so much fun mapping out a new zone!

^ This, man the amount of papers on shelves and the desk was amazing.

[jgstrick]

I think an intern or two could do a good job. I would thing a computer graphics or artist could be give the format needed and use GM character to make some good maps. Lots of people would like a game artist line on their resume.