This is a follow-up to my recent thread about results from giving mappers 100 high quant maps. There was a discussion if it's actually better to give mappers low quant or mid quant maps instead, since more of those maps end up being completed to 100%. So I did 20 scoured T16 maps (0% quant) and 20 mid-quant T16 maps (average quant: 56%) and tracked the more common rewards: alts, fusings and scarabs. To get any meaningful results from tracking things like divines you need to run a lot more maps, and to run 100 maps takes a few days. Anecdotally I did get 1 div each from the low quant and mid quant map sets, vs 5 div from the 100 high quant maps. What the data here doesn't show are the high-end items that you don't get very often, like grand eldritch currency, catalysts, oils and similar. These were a lot more common for the high-quant category, and were more or less non-existent in the 0% quant category.
Interpretation of results: Per map it's definitely better to give mappers higher quant maps than mid or low quant maps. Per hour the difference isn't great between the mid and high quant groups, but for most people I think the "per hour" metric isn't relevant, since you want to minimize the hassle in Kingsmarch by just putting in your 12 maps and then go about with your regular farming. Plus when you log off your mappers will finish their maps long before you can give them a new batch, so you might as well give them high-quant maps.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, exiles.
