I know many consider this change a good thing, but I disagree. I think the fact that the Lodestone is difficult to obtain would encourage exploration by promoting the use of maps. Maps have always been a rather neglected, ignored, and frankly underestimated item, and that's their problem, given their function of helping you navigate the world, a role they fulfill perfectly, but almost no one uses them, mostly because few people know how to use them. The Lodestone would be easier to use and read, but much harder to obtain, making it a reasonable upgrade of the map when what you want is to avoid getting lost, without making the map obsolete, given its low cost and its other function of showing you a specific location "from above."
In short, make obtaining the Lodestone more difficult and do something to ensure players don't forget about the existence of maps, turning the Lodestone into an alternative upgrade.
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