More XP for Hearts
You are meant to travel to all of the starting areas. There’s plenty of hearts to get well above the level of the personal storyline. But it does require travel.
You are meant to travel to all of the starting areas. There’s plenty of hearts to get well above the level of the personal storyline. But it does require travel.
I would believe that if the story line took the character to all the different starting areas. Since it doesn’t, and since I’ve never heard of any GM saying you are suppose to do all the starting areas, you sir are just blowing smoke.
That’s simply the personal storyline. Something you do as you level up and explore the world.
As a sylvari if you want to be story driven, we as a race are innately drawn to exploration. We are curious about everything. It’s in our nature to explore all areas of the world.
So now you have a lore excuse besides the practical game excuse. If you are adamant on not leaving the starter areas then you had best get to grinding by killing enemies and doing the dynamic events because it’s a long haul.
Not traveling to other zones of the same level range will definitely limit your progress. There are group boss events like Shadow Behemoth in the human area and The Frozen Maw in the Norn area that are fun and have great loot chests. The daily usually includes kills or events in various world zones, and your get laurels for completion that you will want to have once you hit 80.
Don’t limit yourself so much. Explore a bit, travel a little, see the world, and then come back to your story a little stronger. Is it any less realistic to travel on the way to your next personal story step than it is to do map completion, odd jobs, and waste time looking for nice views?