I really hate doing achievements, it ruins the game for me.
Could you explain what you mean by this? Achievments by themselves aren’t really a specific activity but just this game’s method of listing stuff you’ve done in game. Whether it’s reaching a certain character level, exploring a certain area, taking part in a specific event, channeling a mastery insight, finishing a step in the story, or finding a bunch of knicknacks (tied together through a collection), the achievement panel really only gives you (and the game) a way to track whether you’ve “been there, done that” or not. The activities that are tracked through achievements are as varied as anything you can do in game.
Have you played all the stories available (personal, HoT, living world season 2+3)? Explored the map and taken part in events you come across? Explored the maps for hidden items and places? If you don’t want the guidance of the achievement log to get hints as to where mastery points are located, going out into the world of Tyria really is the only way to do it
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Most importantly: just do whatever you enjoy. I rarely check the achievement log, and achievements still get done more often than not, without me worrying about them at all. This game is great that way, that you get most of what’s available without the need to farm for anything specifically.
I loved first season of LS, then came S2 and I did that as well, but I only did it once. If I go to my achiev panel and look at season 2 LS, I see 8 Tyria MP I can get, but I need to complete all achievements. That’s so stupid to me. I feel forced to do it if I want those points.
Under HoT 4 acts (story), again, bunch of achievements for only 4 points. I know each HoT map also has bunch of achievement, and I’ve done some of them, but not all of them.
