On t-maps:
- Fel maps are the only maps that have any chance at all to drop Scrolls of Transcendence. I have done 500+ Tram/Malas/Tokuno/Ilsh/Ter mur maps of all levels since the changes were implemented and the only chests that ever dropped a transcendence scroll were located in Felucca.
- In my experience the best place to get t-maps is vendors. I check vendors wherever I am, and buy any t-maps being sold for the amount of gold I will get back for doing them. I can usually find them being sold for less, at least on Chesapeake. I consistently have more maps then I can do.
- "Vintage" t-maps still have the old set locations. If you're scooping up every cheap map you find you'll get plenty, so don't toss out that t-map library just yet!
- If you get a map located on Magincia, set it aside and wait for the spot to reset. That place is a death trap.
- Luck does effect the loot you get from the guardians, but it does not effect the loot from the chest. If you like to "milk" the chest for spawn, wear a luck suit. If you grab the items you want and break the chest then luck is optional IMO.
- Different facets DO have different loot types in the chest. Ter Mur has gargoyle items, and I BELIEVE Malas has elf items in the chests. Tram/Fel/Ilsh chests contain standard human pieces.
Sincerely,
A Grizzled Old Treasure Hunter