Guild Wars 2

So I’ve hit level 80 now and one of my first goals is 100% map completion but I was wondering which way I should do this

Should I run from map to map activating a few waypoints then coming back to each of the maps in turn…
Or get a new map and fully complete it

Any suggestions would be great

I’d suggest trying to finish one map after another – the rewards for getting 100% is somewhat motivating, which in long-term is good thing ’cause it keeps You interested.

That being said – there are a lot of maps that’ll probably get You bored (well, after making Queensdale, Gendarran Fields and Harathi Hinterlands I’ve been bored with centaurs at least three times :P), so another piece of advice – don’t force Yourself to anything. If You’re making another mission that You’re kinda bored at a time – go find Yourself another quest. Tyria is wide enough to find really cool content in it, so keep Yourself entertained as much as You can while doing it.

If I would go for 100% second time, I would probably go according to level maps (1-15, 15-25 etc.) but changing the region after one map, and after doing a full round – going back to the first region. For example – first doing Plains of Ashford, Caledon Forest, Queensdale, Metrica Province and Wayfarer Foothills, then go higher levels. Etc. etc.

But that’s my opinion ;p

Thanks for the advice

I’ve forget about the most obvious one – keep Your eyes open! Tyria is beautiful and they’ve made really good job out there, so it’s really worth it to actually look around!

Cheers and good luck on Your way to Gift of Exploration

@OP
I agree with what Jagoten wrote, but would add one thing.

If you want to do dungeons and world events, I would advise you to open up all the wp’s to access these first. No need to explore all of these maps at this point, just do a bee-line run to these particular wp’s, then come back later to explore the entire map when you want.

Some of the dungeon entrance wp’s are regularly contested, so you might want to open one or two more near by as well.