So here's an idea on revamping the treasure maps. As we all know, the treasure maps as they are now aren't worthwhile doing because the rewards are very small (like a blue quality item at best) and their locations have been posted on Youtube thereby removing any sense of achievement in finding them. Go try and sell treasure maps in zone chat and you won't get more than 100 gold for one... a clear indication of how low people's opinions of treasure maps are.

First, change treasure maps you get in a treasure chest from a map to a map piece. That map piece can either show you a part of the treasure map (like 1/2 of it, 1/3 of it, 1/4 etc) or you can't view the treasure map location at all until you find all the pieces needed to complete the map.

I'd say complete maps should require between 2 and 5 pieces to complete so it would take some time and luck in opening chests before you finally get enough pieces to complete a map. Upon getting enough pieces, either you can get the full location and go get the treasure chest (as per now) or maybe it shows a location with a portal that leads to a dungeon (which needs to be completed to get the treasure chest) or something that triggers a quest (which needs to be completed to get the treasure chest).

What's inside the chest is level dependent, not zone dependent. The more pieces required for the map, the better the loot. Lots of ideas of stuff. Higher quality gear... blues, purples, maybe even yellows. Maybe improvements. Extra gold. Trophies. Unique set gear weapons and armor that can only be found in this way.

If possible, the devs should generate a random location for each map. That way the locations won't end up being spoiled on Youtube and the player would need to do the hard work for actually finding it for themselves. And given that the rewards are worthwhile, they'll put in the extra work.

To make it even more worthwhile, add a "Treasure Hunter" achievement to this and add a rare achievement dye once the player completes the achievement.

Debatable whether to make map pieces transferable or not. If they are, then a market would develop for them and some players would be able to zoom through the achievement by buying map pieces instead of finding them themselves.

I think this would be a great addition to the game. It would make treasure hunting fun and interesting and lot more people would be doing it. Just a little side thing to do in the game but every bit improves the overall quality of the game.

Let me know what you think. Any ideas to improve upon this? How can we make this such an outstanding idea that the devs will have no choice but to implement it?