Point of Interest

A Point of Interest is a notable location within the world of Tyria, ranging from specific places and sites to smaller settlements and unmarked towns. Points of Interest, often referred to as PoIs by players, are initially marked with an unnamed hollow icon on the map. When a character arrives at a point of interest for the first time, a message will display on screen indicating the name of the point of interest and the amount experience earned for the discovery. Once discovered, the map icon is changed to a filled orange square and will display the place's name when the player mouses over it.

Each zone has a set number of points of interest; visiting these points will contribute to both area-wide and world completion counts as shown on the player map. Sometimes game updates might add new locations and points of interests on a map. Like waypoints, points of interest can be linked to chat by use of Shift-clicking or Ctrl-cliking the point of interest icon either on the compass or on the world map.

Map icons

— Visited

— Undiscovered

Notes

• World completion requires discovering 721 Points of Interest in the major explorable zones, cities, three World versus World maps, and the Chantry of Secrets. It does not require any found in the Heart of the Mists, Dungeons, or other areas.
• The experience earned varies depending on location and experience level of the character.

Anomaly. Some points of interest will move from their undiscovered location (local map view) on the map to a nearby location once discovered (specific examples Hero's Forum and 12th Iron Maniple in the Hero's Canton area).

Trivia

• There were 781 points of interest available during the first Beta Weekend Event, 580 during the second, and 662 during the third.