i think it works similarly to the way objectives are spawned. it knows how many spots you've explored at each level and how many have been in the game. it doesnt just check on the last spot, it has been logging the whole maze

It was only based on cata spawn size before the rewrite (over a year ago at this point), and so you could find a lvl 55 map on a lvl 10 finishing for example as long as the maze was created at lvl 35+. I wanted high lvl maps badly back then because they were barely dropping so I tried to get the word out and asked Alex to tell people for me too (I was too lazy to farm low lvl monsters for very long on a huge map since I wanted high lvl drops more than maps). In any case, I do not know if it still works that way since I remember one of the patch notes for the rewrite saying something about changing the way that maps are found, and also based on the number or high lvl maps that are being found recently compared to anytime in the past (maybe just an event effect though).

This shouldn’t be hard to test though. Someone enter cata solo during this event on a lvl 20 - 40, then get a friend to hold it and rejoin on a lvl 1 and blast the map down, reroll at lvl 10 and finish up the map like that. Make sure to reroll again right before you finish up and let’s see what you find ^ ^

( Can always get a tier 1-2 map even when you have a chance to find higher, so more testers would be good... I’m not gonna test it cuz that sounds like a terrible use of my time )

I finished it at 75 never leaving from the one char that I started it with and got this one map

Rare encrested forest map
Level Req: 50
Use Item to Receive Effect

+3 Treasure Chests
Quantity: 3

This post was edited by Horadric_Pube on Feb 29 2020 05:54pm

Well, at least you got a high lvl map out! What people used to complain about a lot was doing huge high lvl maps and always getting tier I-III maps out at the end, but it looks like Paul has fixed that in large part

Yea that’s why I didn’t leave honestly. I don’t ever finish A cata that I start after level 20. Normally I disconnect over night but this one stayed last night!

Did a full map lvl 55+ 2 days ago. Got a 7warm light lvl 20 map. Didnt even bother picking it up and went offline a couple of days.

This post was edited by Dorgan on Mar 1 2020 02:20am

Lvl 20 map from lvl 55+ fully explored cata is a LOT better than the average map drop from like 3 years ago


This is what it was like back then:



This post was edited by BWConformity on Mar 1 2020 02:41am

not sure why you'd expect more than 1 map when solo'ing?

but ye, that's how it is. A little bit event dependant also.

Thought maybe it was 1-2 for solo.

It's 1 per player throughout the cata on average, but pure solo is always 1 map.

This post was edited by BWConformity on Mar 1 2020 04:25pm