Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Should have given this to Obsidian

Well, I am a completionist and I will always discover all maps unless there is a reason that forces me not to do it.
Speed runners can see things different, but I think the devs made all this content so I might as well look at it.

In the WotR beta, a few players complained that there was a hidden optional area on a map and the player has no reason to go there.
My answer was: The fact that there is an unknown area is reason enough for me to explore it.

Even if time was a critical factor, this would not stop people from exploring. In Kingmaker (main quest has a timer) and PoE2 (there is an option to play with an in game timer) most time is spend travelling the world map or resting. Those timers do not hinder you to fully explore every map you visit. They only force you to optimize the way you travel between maps and to avoid resting after every battle.