Checkpoints - May I please have more

This wouldn't be a permanent solution or anything, but here is my suggestion (b/c I hate backtracking, and especially with slower movement and no real travel skills):

Anywhere there is a rare monster, throw down a checkpoint.

Would it be a little weird in maps with packed-together rare monsters? Yeah, a little.

Would it solve the backtracking problem almost immediately and also make you feel like you don't need to be glancing up at the map every 10 seconds to make sure you are on the optimal path? Yep.

That's my suggestion. Thanks for reading.

-Jura