Guild Wars 2

Okay, I know that all gamers aren’t the same and don’t have the same goals in mind but hear me out. I am reading a lot about how these effigies are just one more gold sink to grind through. You go to a map, locate the effigies, find the nearest waypoints, warp, trigger effigy, then move on to the next waypoint or map if you have all three. While I can understand people wanting the achievement as quickly as possible, I believe that they are severely limiting their enjoyment by doing it this way. The first map I did, I followed the plan I explained above… and it was boring and costly. I decided from then on that I would warp to a map and go to each effigy ON FOOT. And you know what, I had a lot more fun that way. Not only did it cost me a lot less to do this achievement but it also did something far better. It allowed me to explore this beautiful world again since I first finished map completion months ago. I had forgotten just how much I was missing by constantly waypointing again and again. THIS is what made it more enjoyable and a reason I applaud Anet for making the decision to spread them out like this. Yes, it will take more time to do these on foot. But also, yes, it will be more enjoyable and less costly. So while this will be a provocative statement, yes grinders, you are doing it wrong.