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Tender Wolf · Jun 21, 2008, 02:04 AM // 02:04

We can flag heroes and henchies back or at a certain location on the map, but today I got to thinking - what if you want to come back to something later? For example, I got a boss bounty while farming today and couldn't remember which part of the map the boss was on. If I was able to flag it, I could have gotten to it faster and not wasted the bounty.

So my idea is to be able to mark certain things on the map, like where a boss is, where a locked chest was, etc. And if there are multiple people in the party, everyone would of course have a different colored marker. What do you think?

HawkofStorms · Jun 21, 2008, 02:28 AM // 02:28

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Wouldn't be perfect since some bosses walk around and stuff, but yeah, being able to add beacons or points of interest is a fairly common feature in a lot of games (Mass Effect comes to mind). Couldn't hurt, and could be helpful for teaching a guildie about how to do a run or where to move in a new location. It is a lot more finesce then the usual compass squiggling. Could also make the HFFF easier and eliminate the "need" to use that textmod map somebody made for that.

Probablly a GW2 idea. Bit unrealistic to think it will be added, but still, a very useful feature.

MithranArkanere · Jun 21, 2008, 02:42 AM // 02:42

It could be like the red dots that are drawn on the map.
A little button is aded next to the [x] close button in the Mission panel, you click the button, the pointer turns into a little flah, click in the mission map and a flag is added. Click in the flag and you can input a short text.

Leave the area and the flags are removed.

Icy The Mage · Jun 21, 2008, 06:39 AM // 06:39

Just use TexMod and modify the map texture, it's been implemented for HFF, so just mark the bosses as you come across them. Heck, make a whole project involving everyone with it to help you out!

pumpkin pie · Jun 21, 2008, 08:47 AM // 08:47

I think this is a good idea.

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texmod is cheating :P~

poasiods · Jun 21, 2008, 03:34 PM // 15:34

It'll be helpful for alot of situations in PuG if other players can see it too, instead of having to go into radar range to draw stuff on the radar.

Tatile · Jun 21, 2008, 03:44 PM // 15:44

If it works in a PUG it should be (though this is probably a given) that only the person who put it there would be able to edit it. Even better you could have a drop down list of options (Boss, Interactive Object, Locked Chest ect.) so that you don't get people planting a flag called Penis.

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pamelf · Jun 21, 2008, 03:54 PM // 15:54

/signed. It would be a very useful addition.

Tender Wolf · Jun 21, 2008, 04:00 PM // 16:00

I didn't know they made a TexMod thing for it. lol But me, I don't use it because ever since I had it I had nothing but bad luck (it didn't work for my cartographer title, I rarely used it, and then my account got blocked). So for the people who don't like TexMod like me, this would be easier and better.

Nice suggestions by supporters too.

t h i n e eyes b l e e d · Jun 21, 2008, 07:27 PM // 19:27

it would be a cool addition and i'd like it veeery much and if you could add many of them at the same time and make one have some sort of a ping system that it pings every 5 secs. it would be cool

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