so true. never seen a level 2 with 0 bosses before though.



thanks!



My criteria for the best pits maps would be:
Starting a1 as this version: https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=89361061&f=161&p=655373651
WP is to Black Marsh
TP up 2-5 teleports to Pits entrance
D2 layout from the below starting tiles (Order of potential best layouts are D2 >>> D1 > A2 >> C2 >>> B2 > B1 >>> A1 < C1)



And then maps that have orentiations like the below examples:

This


Or This

This


Maybe this


Could be this

Id try this


This type again


One of my favorites

So those are layouts that I think are good. They should only have 4 tiles. They should have a rhythm to them and for me the T layouts and the more linear layouts are the best. You can see the examples I give all have my preferred D2 >>> D1 > A2 entrance tiles for maps. The reason I like these entrance tiles is they are tied to the exit tiles to level 2 and the exit tiles in the examples above are in my opinion the best.

Here are some exit tiles associated to the maps that have entrance tiles I do not like:

This


Or this


This

This


Or This


These Exit tiles are in my opinion the absolute worst. They are like a maze and it takes a lot of time to check all the potential spawn locations. I want my entrance and exit tiles to be easy, and then find middle tiles that connect to make some sort of rhythm in my runs.

So, I ended up testing a bunch of maps and honestly after maybe 20-30+ hours of rolling maps and testing layouts I just can't find a map that competes with the version I was running most recently. Nothing compares to the comfort, speed, and density. Probably the best pits map I will ever roll.

A recent example for comparison is:


This map had an average of 8.26 packs/run after 60 runs. With level 2 having an average of 3.15 packs/run... the reason I loved the map above was it had a level 2 with an average of over 3 packs per run! Level 1 was all over the place though.

So now I am back to the best map I have ever rolled and I am going to find Tyrael's on it.

My Map Layout:

Act 1


Waypoint


Map

These are the stats on it after 1200 runs of collecting data:

While rolling maps here are some sweet finds:

Wrong graphic though lol


Sacred Armor


From a chest

Sacred Armor


Failed Unique Hand Scythe


Sacred Armor