map flags

Tender Wolf

Tender Wolf

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2007

All over Tyria, Cantha, & Elona

The Eternal Night Vanguard [TEN]

R/

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

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

/signed
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

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

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

Icy The Mage

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Canada

E/

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

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

I think this is a good idea.

/signed

texmod is cheating :P~

poasiods

poasiods

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2008

R/

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

Tatile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

N/Me

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.

/signed

pamelf

pamelf

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Lost Templars [LoTe]

Me/Mo

/signed. It would be a very useful addition.

Tender Wolf

Tender Wolf

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2007

All over Tyria, Cantha, & Elona

The Eternal Night Vanguard [TEN]

R/

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

t h i n e eyes b l e e d

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2007

Finland, Vantaa

Sasquatch Squad [LAME]

Rt/

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

/SIGNED