R.I.P Norrath Map

[Messie]

SERIOUSLY -

Am I the only one who never had the interest to search for anything besides maps and wiki? I can honestly say I don't even know what Norrath Map is.

Why are there so many people crying about this?
What is Norrath Map?

[Swish]

If you effectively want everything done for you, why not just watch someone else play on Twitch?

All this hand holding.

[mayhem32]

Using Google/wiki to find a map takes less than 5 seconds.

[Revelation]

Originally Posted by mayhem32 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Using Google/wiki to find a map takes less than 5 seconds.

If wiki has maps with coordinates and key points of interests in each zone, then what's wrong with norrathmap which has the same.. just saves time traveling..

[Ele]

Originally Posted by Revelation [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If wiki has maps with coordinates and key points of interests in each zone, then what's wrong with norrathmap which has the same.. just saves time traveling..

You don't see a difference between a plain map with some points of interest annotated and a map that has graphical interactivity whereby your location is highlighted as an overlay on the map and is constantly updated by a parsed log file?

It is the difference between using a folding paper map on vacation and having a cellphone/GPS with Google Maps

[Revelation]

Originally Posted by Ele [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You don't see a difference between a plain map with some points of interest annotated and a map that has graphical interactivity whereby your location is highlighted as an overlay on the map and is constantly updated by a parsed log file?

It is the difference between using a folding paper map on vacation and having a cellphone/GPS with Google Maps

norrath map has even less info on map than wiki maps does.. its simply a faster way to find your location and where you are trying to go.. sorry but i dont have fun taking more time off my day than needed to play a video game trying to find my way to do something productive.. if this was a modern mmo with good graphics I might take a moment to enjoy the scenery with my 2.5k dollar pc..

[Droog007]

Originally Posted by Ele [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You don't see a difference between a plain map with some points of interest annotated and a map that has graphical interactivity whereby your location is highlighted as an overlay on the map and is constantly updated by a parsed log file?

It is the difference between using a folding paper map on vacation and having a cellphone/GPS with Google Maps

Doesn't matter how different it is. Either one was possible in 1999. It may not have been as pretty, but it was possible.

NorrathMaps is buggy and currently(?) unhosted, but it's not illegal and no one should be condemned for using any kind of program that gets game data from the log file. It's also incorrect to say your position in NorrathMaps is "constantly updated" ... it's a manual/intermittent process.

[Ele]

Originally Posted by Droog007 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Doesn't matter how different it is. Either one was possible in 1999. It may not have been as pretty, but it was possible.

NorrathMaps is buggy and currently(?) unhosted, but it's not illegal and no one should be condemned for using any kind of program that gets game data from the log file. It's also incorrect to say your position in NorrathMaps is "constantly updated" ... it's a manual/intermittent process.

Parsing your log file to use with a dynamic mapping program while playing was not possible, if you only had access to one physical computer, since EQ played in a forced full screen mode. The use of EQwindows or WinEQ technically violated the EULA.

It was possible to have a second machine networked to your main EQ computer to read/parse the log file.

When you have sense heading bound to your movement keys + other keys, it is pretty "constant" versus pausing to looking at a map and reading the long/lat lines trying to figure out where your most recent /loc would place you in relation to the map you printed out.

The outside use of log parsers for buff timers and mapping programs is an insult to the devs of this box that purposely removed or disabled those features to implement classic game play.

[Mesenkomaha]

How is this guy STILL responding to every little post?

[Revelation]

Originally Posted by Mesenkomaha [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How is this guy STILL responding to every little post?

Cause I come from 33+ mmos I'm used to it [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]