I think in game map is a good thing, but not how it was done in eq1.
the people will have a map one way or the other - I was drawing my own maps by hand, back in 99, until I discovered eqatlas, where someone already did all the maps, so there was no longer a point.
I like how they made maps in eq2 and wow - you actually need to run around exploring it, before its revealed (like in was in games like Baldurs Gates for example), rather than just downloading it a whole from someone else.
eq1 maps on other hand good for developers, when they need to measure and mark things, when designing a zone, but too technical and too exact for a player for a player for a supposedly rpg game.
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