I use scan after rooms I can't doubline from effectively. With change spam 2 any room that shows upRyak wrote:having aliases for 'scan east' or 'scan west' is useful too for determining which room you are in. Also good e.g. when you're fighting in fd and fled from malk.
East: A drunken fool staggers in no particular direction.
South: West: A banker counts several coins in a purse.
Like that south are where a ridden mount is. If dismounted then you see the *s, but generally in situations like that players will be the first thing in a room and not mobs and that is a useful way to determine which way to go.
Like the idea of an alias though if you know which direction you need to run on the spot. Just think 6 directional aliases can build up on you.