Game Flow - Progression Map

I read dozens of post a day about when you get to this you'll get xyz or if you passed that you can go back etc...

Can anyone throw a single progressive summary line together of the game?
For example:

PreSearing-> PostSearing-> AscalonCity-> YaksBend-> TempleOfAges-> Underworld -> Ascension etc?

Ok I know those are probably completely incorrect, but I think it would be neat to show some milestones in the game and to know how much PVE content is remaining. Just something I was thinking about.

Well this is a list of the missions that progress you through the game.
# Mission Name
1 Great Northern Wall
2 Fort Ranik
3 Ruins of Surmia
4 Nolani Academy
5 Borlis Pass
6 The Frost Gate
7 Gates of Kryta
8 D'Alessio Seaboard
9 Divinity Coast
10 The Wilds
11 Bloodstone Fen
12 Aurora Glade
13 Riverside Province
14 Sanctum Cay
15 Dunes of Despair
16 Thirsty River
17 Elona's Reach
18 Augury Rock (Ascension)
19 Dragon's Lair
20 Ice Caves of Sorrow
21 Iron Mines of Moladune
22 Thunderhead Keep
23 Ring of Fire
24 Adandon's Mouth
25 Hell's Precipice
But there are alot of other outposts and areas that you can explore too. Temple of the Ages is a good example.

Also in Community Works check out the Map Project.

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******* WARNING: POSSIBLE MAJOR SPOILER ALERT! *******
(Don't know if this is really all that bad of a spoiler or not, but just incase)


Naming major milestones will probably be somewhat a matter of oppinion. But if I were to break it down into what I consider milestones, it would look something like this:

1) Searing. Graduating from the noob area.

2) Yak's Bend. Out of the old, ugly Ascalon area and into the snowy mountains (Northern Shiverpeaks)

3) Lion's Arch. Thawing out and finally getting to some green lands again.

4) Hard to pinpoint a milestone here. You teeter between lush green and more waste land for a while. Ventari's Refuge is probably as good a milestone point as any, mainly just to break up the long stretch between Lion's arch and...

5) Crystal Desert. Here's where you start getting your first taste of real challenge.

6) Ascending and reaching Droknar's forge in the Southern Shiverpeaks. Now everyone is 20 (except the brave/insane few that traveled south from Beacon's Pearch prematurely) and you can get your best (stat-wise) armor. Playtime is over at this point.

7) Reaching Ember Light camp in the fiery islands area. It's hot, it's ugly, it's hard. Good fun.

8) Beating Hell's Precipice. That's it for missions.

9) Fissure of Woe and Underworld in Temple of Ages. (unless you're in Europe ) Technically, you COULD do this much sooner, but I'd personally recommend doing all the missions first to get as familiar/comfortable/skilled with your character as possible, because these places do NOT mess around. You go in with a good, solid, well-rounded group that can cooperate or you spend 1000g on a 15 second beat down (includes travel time).

After that just PvP to your heart's content.

Thanks..two good takes on what I was looking for.

I'm pretty sure I spent 1000g for a 8 second beat down my first time. Boy was that money well spent

I got lucky, my first beat down in there was right before they made both of them cost 1k, I think I got the experience for 250gp

It kinda felt like the first time I made it to Beacon's Perch and wandered out the South exit..