A few weeks ago, my husband was playing Guild Wars 2, and suddenly he sat back and declared that he’d finally, after all these long years, hit 100% map completion on the original game on his day-one Elementalist. Yes, I know this is not a novel accomplishment, nor does it really take that long for someone dedicated to the task. But it wasn’t his singular goal or even his main game; he just chipped away at it on the one toon whenever he had some spare time and felt like doing it, and eventually, he finished.
I haven’t map completed in GW2 myself; the last MMO I was really motivated to do that was World of Warcraft, ironically. I love exploring, but sometimes I get annoyed by the idea of exploration as a checklist. Still, it’s so satisfying when you check that list off!
Do you try to explore every map in your MMO? Does whether you’re rewarded for the accomplishment affect your motivation to do it?
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