Guild Wars 2

This new event compass that directs you to map items (points of interest, vista, etc.) and the various events taking place on the map is… well… I’m not a fan. Its distracting and I really don’t need a baby sitter telling me where to go. The mini map was perfectly suitable if I needed a hint or two on which way to go.

However, since we are stuck with it I’d like to suggest a few things that might improve its usefulness.

1. Built it into the mini map. Reason: To reduce screen clutter.

That upper right corner can get really messy with dailies, story, and event notices taking up a lot of space.

2. Add a filter. Reason: Efficiency.

Its a bit frustrating and boring to bounce around the map trying to find that last point of interest we need to hit 100%. Most of us have had this problem or tried to assist someone asking for help on the chat channels. Nor is it any fun to aimless wonder around the level 80 maps hoping to stumble across the ancient wood or orichalcum nodes.

Ideally the filter would include:

ore nodes
points of interest
renown hearts
vista
way points
events
skill challenges
story instances/events
jumping puzzle starting points

You can disable it in the options section, or filter personal story, events, or map completion.