Looking for Discussion of Your Experience using Maps VTT

Hi all,

In preparation for Gen Con, I'm going to be running some people through Legends of Greyhawk modules.  We've all played and run games online.  I'm getting a handle on the somewhat awkward Maps VTT UI, but I was wondering, for those of you who are using or have used the Maps VTT. what do you do?  Bring everybody into the Maps VTT when there's combat, but otherwise use Discord (or some other chat app)?  With the Maps VTT, is there a way to just present an image while you're the exploration or roleplay, and then move to the map?  

The Maps VTT seems completely focused on combat encounters right now.  Perhaps not surprising at this level of beta, but between combats, how does one use Maps VTT, or do you just ignore it, and go Theater of the Mind for everything else?  Is there a way to pass handouts to players?

Looking for advice and experience from those of you who have used Maps VTT.  If this becomes too awkward, I may just set something up on Foundry, but I'd rather give Maps VTT a try.  

Thanks!

I mostly use Discord for RP/exploration and switch to Maps VTT only for combat. Right now Maps feels very combat-focused honestly.

I tried using it for everything once and it just slowed the session down too much.

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I mostly use Discord for RP/exploration and switch to Maps VTT only for combat. Right now Maps feels very combat-focused honestly.

I tried using it for everything once and it just slowed the session down too much.

 Thanks, that's about what I was thinking.  

We use Maps in-person. I share whatever map we need, and one of the players casts it to the TV. The Reveals option lets me share artwork from the books, which is really nice.

I LOVE the combat tracker.

Maps still has a ways to go, but it's easy to use, fairly cheap, and does most of what I want it to.