Guild Wars 2

There are many events where progress bars make absolutely no sense.

How do we know how many enemies are coming?
How do we know how many nests an NPC needs to check?

Those sorts of things should be kept unknown, and leave the choice to commit to the player. Arena Net still knows, so they can balance out the reward to be appropriate.

I think knowing the number to a vague task really throws off the experience for some.
I find myself counting or waiting on the bar instead of enjoying being immersed and helping the NPC in whatever he/she needs.

Indeed, I agree. They even said they didn’t want us to play an interface, yet they display everything for us.