Waypoint locations

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Joel_GGG wrote:

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sabertoothd3 wrote:

Knowing in advance where my next waypoints helps me determines if I want to continue or not, if Im limited on time.

I prefer knowing where my waypoints are.

All the waypoints are listed in the waypoint menu, you can just reference that.

I think he means EXACTLY where the waypoint will be when he goes. If its next to the entrance then he can continue, if he needs to hunt for it then he wouldn't continue.

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Joel_GGG wrote:

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sabertoothd3 wrote:

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Knowing in advance where my next waypoints helps me determines if I want to continue or not, if Im limited on time.

I prefer knowing where my waypoints are.

All the waypoints are listed in the waypoint menu, you can just reference that.

I mean having it by the entrance rather than having to find it. If Im limited on time and I have to search for the next waypoint, I may not continue. Whereas, if I know the next waypoint will always be by the entrance of this map, I can gestimate if I want to continue or not.

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tpapp157 wrote:

Submerged Passage level 2 does not need a waypoint. Instead move the Ledge's waypoint to the start of the Ledge area.

I agree, but only if Submerged Passage Level 1's waypoint always appears near the exit to Level 2. Right now it can pretty much show up right as you enter from Mud Flats. If both Level 1 and Level 2 end up being long, twisting maps, the walk from the waypoint can take quite awhile.

No to way point hunting. It was not awesome in Diablo 2. In fact, it was one of the most obnoxious aspects of it.

A less-entrance biased WP location, though, could be interesting on maps that branch out into multiple, other areas.

Waypoint hunting sucked, but a few waypoints farther into some zones but with a still reliable location would be fine by me (like your by the road idea).

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Joel_GGG wrote:

All the waypoints are listed in the waypoint menu, you can just reference that.

You forgot to add [WP] to Weaver's Chambers.

I like the waypoints in Act 1 with some exceptions.

• Fetid Pool. I always skip this; there's no quest for it, and no waypoint to get. I don't even bother going in there, or even finding the entrance.
• The Ledge - I don't like porting to the waypoint and feeling as though I have to go back to the entrance to Submerged Passage just to kill the mobs that I would otherwise miss.
• Ship Graveyard/Coves. You have to go and find the waypoint for the Ship Graveyard, and Coves is pretty long. If the servers restart there's the potential for a lot of lost progress here.

If we take away the submerged passage lvl 2 waypoint and put the ledge WP at the start of the area I would think that the rocky climb would need one. It’s a long walk through the ledge and rocky climb up to the Lower Prison WP.

I'm torn here.

I really like the waypoints at the start of the map because it's easy and I know where they are. I can plan a gaming session for a fixed amount of time. With random waypoints, I can't predict how long because it depends heavily on where the waypoint is.
Plus, sometimes I like to run ahead, tag the waypoint and then go back a map and finish the map.

Random and hunting for a waypoints sounds great too, but I vote to keep as is.

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Covert wrote:

If we take away the submerged passage lvl 2 waypoint and put the ledge WP at the start of the area I would think that the rocky climb would need one. It’s a long walk through the ledge and rocky climb up to the Lower Prison WP.

Why? so then we can have a waypoint in the Mud Flats, Sub pass 1, Ledge, Rocky, and Lower Prison? 5 out of 6 zones with a waypoint? We already have the same thing just with Sub Pass 2 instead of Rocky. Why not make a waypoint on each floor of the prison since that can turn into a long walk too? The Ledge and Rocky Climb are completely linear, it's pretty damn hard to get lost despite how 'long' the walk may or may not be. At the very most we need waypoints every other map. It's utterly ridiculous to see waypoints in every zone or practically every zone as it is now. Player's do not need to have their hands held through the entire game.

And the Graveyard waypoint is not hard to find. It's practically in the same spot EVERY time. Just follow the shoreline and it's right before you get to Fairgraves where the stream empties into the sea. The first venture into the zone can take a while to find the waypoint if you're unfamiliar but after that no effort should be required.