Guardian/conqueror/synthesis maps not dropping

Since yesterday, no Guardian, Conqueror, or Synthesized maps have dropped, and I've run over 30 maps — most of them with 8 mods, using Escalation scarabs or Memory maps with increased map drops, and of course, with all the map-related atlas nodes allocated.

I thought maybe Singular Focus was bugging something, but unspeccing it didn't change anything.

Has anyone else experienced a similar issue?

Singular focus prevents shaper and synthesised maps from dropping, and cuts the possible elder and conqueror map drops to only those which would naturally generate with one of your favourite maps as base.

Remove that thing

I'm also seeing this same thing happening. Been running Destructive play, was seeing consistent shaper/guardian/conqueror, but as of yesterday not a single one has dropped. There must be a bug somewhere. I have no favored maps and have not allocated Singular Focus

Having the same issue and Singular focus is unallocated. It only happens in 16.5.

Using Influencing Scarab of Conversion it is Possible to force Synthesis map drops (maybe not cortex) but I still can't get a single Shaper/Elder/Conqueror map

Going down to a t16 without Originator memories it's possible to get the drops again. Using the Conversion scarab.

I have the exact same bug , havent gotten a single synth/guard/conq map, tried removing and puting the atlas points to unbug it ( this has worked in the past) but still not fixed!

I'm also seeing this same thing happening.

I am having the same issue, no singular focus allocated. Got a friend with same atlas tree as me and he is dropping at least one synth/conqueror,guardian map per map.

Same here, did about at least 10 map bosses, than Maven Crucible and not a single guardian map. Crucible always used to drop some guardian maps.

It might be your merc. My friend had the same issue for the last couple of weeks. I guessed that maybe it was his merc causing the issue.. first 2 maps he played with NO merc at all (he reserved it), those maps were slammed with just an alch, he finally got a minotaur map, then he got a chimera back-to-back. He had a string of 20 maps without one up until that point.

He reserved his merc, so not fully dismissed, but there's a chance it's a bug with mercs.

If it is, I hope they fix this before the next race event if it hasn't been fixed already, could cause some issues.

edit:

He switched to a different merc but no map. Also we're wondering if Betrayal may be affected too, could be RNG, but he did an intervention and no veiled items dropped.. I came into the map, and he only got 1 veiled item drop for the fortification and research we did, while I got 5 - 6 items.

The recent patch must have silently fixed it, as he's getting drops now. I didn't see anything in the patch notes about it, but he confirmed drop rates are back to normal.

Now I'm wondering if there's something bugged with capturing the Black Morrigan or Farric Tiger. I'm spec'd in and nothing all league long... Could be odds, but I've been running the full bestiary tree, and mixing in 5 red beast scarabs as I get them, but no dice. Oh well. Going to try swapping out of the wilds to see if that helps as I actually found the other 3 aspect specific beasts before spec'ing into this circle.