Guild Wars 2

Here’s what I do: Usually I’ll do my personal story and dungeons as soon as I have the level requirement to do so and I advance it till it’s two or three levels above mine. Then I complete the map I’m currently on which gives me the levels I need to move the story forward. Between these I try keeping my crafting disciplines up to date, tho I must admit I’ve been neglecting them a little bit as of late. And then there are days I’ll just go exploring, sightseeing and gathering materials as I pass by them.

I’m finding this routine very satisfying as it keeps the content very diversified, involves no grinding at all and leveling feels smooth and natural.

I have ~50 hrs of game time and my one and only char is level 37.

Pretty much the same way. The only thing I add is that every time I’m sent to a new zone for my story, I 100% the zone first. Just for kicks. And maybe someday I’ll 100% the world

A bit over 110 hours in game with a 70 Ele, 10 Mesmer and 10 Engy. I play like an addict but am not really all that fast at leveling. Haven’t hit PvP nor a dungeon yet.

i also have to 100% the zone before I can continue my story. it can’t be helped! i leveled about the same way as the OP but i regret crafting all of my gear instead of buying on the TP. that would have been such a money saver…

I only completed 3 zones 100% on my road to 80 on my Mesmer, but I was crafting full sets of armor every 5 levels and completing storyline when I noticed I had outleveled it by a couple levels. I think part of the reason I hit 80 without doing so much is that I took up cooking early on, made me a bunch of xp. Once I hit 80 though I was disappointed in the farming speed and felt like playing an engineer anyway so I made one of those and have already 100 two zones and am on my third. But I can’t help but craft my own armor makes me feel more connected to my character.

I completed each PvE map in level order (saving Frostgorge until last). Reached level 80 in a bit over 70 hours of playtime (/age), and had just stepped into the Straits of Devastation.

I did just enough crafting to create 8 slot bags, and didn’t bother with anything else until over 300 hours into the game. I wanted to complete my gear before going through the gold-sink crafting tends to be.

100% completion of all PvE maps ended up giving me around 16 gold. Most of this period was while the Trading Post we down and being set up, so I didn’t have much means to make money off the exotic rewards.