Guild Wars 2

I remember just a couple months ago that you could see undiscovered skill points on the world map. Did they take that out on purpose?

This was changed a few months ago. It’s part of the new levelling system where things unlock at different levels. Skill points are shown on the map at level 13 when you unlock your first one.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Level_rewards

AdaephonDelat.3890:

This was changed a few months ago. It’s part of the new levelling system where things unlock at different levels. Skill points are shown on the map at level 13 when you unlock your first one.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Level_rewards

That’s not what I meant. I’m level 80, I know they show up on the map if I uncover the area

However, if the area is still undiscovered they use to show up on the world map (like you could see skill points in other zones that you’ve never even been to). Now they don’t, level 13 or not

Oh right. In that case they do show up on undiscovered areas of the map you’re in but not the other maps. This was possibly a change that came about because of the megaserver system.

I noticed the same thing yesterday while levelling an alt. I don’t know when or why they have changed this but it must have been somewhat recent. Or perhaps alot of people simply haven’t noticed. It could be that ArenaNet is already adding new expansion maps into the client and wants to keep the contents hidden this way, since skillpoints would give away their locations. Not that it stops people using the API and dataminers like that_shaman though :P

Lethalvriend.1723:

I noticed the same thing yesterday while levelling an alt. I don’t know when or why they have changed this but it must have been somewhat recent. Or perhaps alot of people simply haven’t noticed. It could be that ArenaNet is already adding new expansion maps into the client and wants to keep the contents hidden this way, since skillpoints would give away their locations. Not that it stops people using the API and dataminers like that_shaman though :P

Oh, that could be it. It’s a little frustrating. I made a new character with the express purpose of buying a bloodtstone shard by running around the world just getting skill points. But now I have to alt-tab back and forth between an online map and my character to get to each skill points. It’s just a minor annoyance that wasn’t there a few months ago.

Good to know haven’t lost my mind. I felt like the skill points used to show up, but with all the kitten I smoke. I thought I had just imagined it…

I wonder whether this is another feature related to the upcoming Trait system?
Based on that announcement we must complete skill challenges.

Sill a work in progress maybe.