Guild Wars 2

Hi guys , I already finished Parachute Pliferer achievement which leaves 15 more to get ( Gift of Quartz ).
In your opinion/experince , what are the easiest 15 achievements to get ?

These are basically freebies:

Strangers from the Sky
Voyage to the Bazaar
Diverse Trader
Ascend to Zephyr Sanctum
Kookoochoo the Incredulous
Sanctum Sprint – Find the Aspect Master

So that should get your total to 7

Best Dive Ever – is not too difficult once you get used to the skills. I found it fun. Also Mesmers are often around offering help. Just don’t jump off before you get the goggles. I have seen two people do this LOL.
(8)

Crystal Obsessed – do the race enough to collect 500 crystals. Only a few races
(9)

Crowd Favorite – race 25 times. That will also earn you about 2.5 gold, some loot and some karma. As well as a rare chance for a catcher to drop.
(10) * Note you will also get Frequent Sprinter during this. This is an infinite achievement and does not count toward the 16. You will get a loot bag for every 15 races you do though.

Pickup Completionist – In race use all the skills. This one is easy. Just collect them during the race and use them once. You can do this in one race without having to worry about winning.
(11)

Speedy Sprinter – Place at least 3rd. A little practice and you should be able to do this. If you do well and get 1st then it will give you this achievement and Sanctum Sprinter
(12) if you just place 3rd or 2nd (13) if you finish first.

Sanctum Sprinter – See above. You also get a title.
(13)

Poor Man’s Kite – Easy kite to find in Queensdale
(14)

Like Clockwork – Convert crystals in to charged one 8 times. It takes 25 and you can only do it once a day. So it will take you 8 days (I’m not sure when the event ends so you may be out of time. Do it anyway for the charged crystals). Go to a place of power with your crystals and use it. The one in Queensdale by the garrison is easiest.
(15)

Now it gets more tricky based on your level and play style.

Lessons from the Sky – Time consuming, fun and frustrating at the same time. I suggest the Dulfy guide. Make sure if you use a guide that you make a list of the ones you have done so you don’t get confused and go back to the same places. Once you are zipping around in all those beams, after time they all look the same LOL. Also to save money use the lowest level alt you have because you will probably die A LOT from falling. WP fees can rack up fast at higher levels. Your armor will not get damaged from falls.

Kites over Caledon – A jump puzzle in Caledon Forest, not too hard.

Kite Bombing – This one is pretty easy IMO if you already know where the puzzle is. A Dulfy Guide will walk you right through it.

The others are also JPs as well and IMO are the more difficult ones. However a few of those and you should be set. If you are having trouble getting 1st in the race then the two I listed above should do it. Also I have seen a lot of Mesmers at the others offering ports as well.

Hope this helps.

Also note that these two do not count toward the 16 needed, but if you are like me you will do them once you get the others done because it’s a game and fun to play.

Speedy Reader
Cleaning up the Neighborhood

Kite in the night was easier to me than the other two jp’s mentioned. If you watch the video its pretty easy to get to and if you luck out and other people are there the door may already be open.

Katz.5143:

Kite in the night was easier to me than the other two jp’s mentioned. If you watch the video its pretty easy to get to and if you luck out and other people are there the door may already be open.

I tried that one the other day and it was bugged on Tarnished Coast for some reason, so I didn’t mention it. True if the door is open then it’s a good option.

JustTrogdor.7892:

Katz.5143:

Kite in the night was easier to me than the other two jp’s mentioned. If you watch the video its pretty easy to get to and if you luck out and other people are there the door may already be open.

I tried that one the other day and it was bugged on Tarnished Coast for some reason, so I didn’t mention it. True if the door is open then it’s a good option.

yea on SoR, a coulpe of us were trynig and the door was untargettable for a good 15 minutres since i started looking for it. i tried looking for other triggers but couldn’t find any. so i just decided to hang around and do my daily. and then all of a sudden, the door was targettable, i.e. interactable again so i messaged those that were aroudn earlier who may have left and a bunch of us went to do it. : )) it’s easy if it’s open.. just, couldn’t figure out under what circumstances is the door “open”. a couple of us thought that may the door would be timed before it can be interactable again.

akamon.2769:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Katz.5143:

Kite in the night was easier to me than the other two jp’s mentioned. If you watch the video its pretty easy to get to and if you luck out and other people are there the door may already be open.

I tried that one the other day and it was bugged on Tarnished Coast for some reason, so I didn’t mention it. True if the door is open then it’s a good option.

yea on SoR, a coulpe of us were trynig and the door was untargettable for a good 15 minutres since i started looking for it. i tried looking for other triggers but couldn’t find any. so i just decided to hang around and do my daily. and then all of a sudden, the door was targettable, i.e. interactable again so i messaged those that were aroudn earlier who may have left and a bunch of us went to do it. : )) it’s easy if it’s open.. just, couldn’t figure out under what circumstances is the door “open”. a couple of us thought that may the door would be timed before it can be interactable again.

It did mine on SoR as well as SoS was bugged

I am very disappointed in this event. The whole thing seems to be aimed at people who do well in jump puzzles. I don’t do well and avoid them whenever possible. All the racing, all the sky crystals and the find the kite events are all for people who like to do jump puzzles.
At this point I don’t think I can complete 16 for the node which makes the whole event very frustrating and annoying.
Perhaps I am in the wrong game? This is not fun but I have invested so much time into this.
Is Anet sending me and others who don’t like jumping a message to leave? I would really appreciate it if Anet would have events that were more equitable.

Yep, the whole thing is about jumping. If you hate that on principle then this is not the event for you. No biggie though, with new events every 2 weeks, just do something else, or take a break and something you prefer may be next.

That said, I hate jumping puzzles normally, but really enjoyed this. There are at least 2 trivially easy kites to get (provided Kites of the Night is not bugged – try guesting) and the rest of the jumping, whilst not exactly easy, lacks the mind-numbing frustration (for me!) of many of the normal JPs, where I fail, fail and fail again at the same jumps for days on end

TheDivineMissC.7413:

I am very disappointed in this event. The whole thing seems to be aimed at people who do well in jump puzzles. I don’t do well and avoid them whenever possible. All the racing, all the sky crystals and the find the kite events are all for people who like to do jump puzzles.
At this point I don’t think I can complete 16 for the node which makes the whole event very frustrating and annoying.
Perhaps I am in the wrong game? This is not fun but I have invested so much time into this.
Is Anet sending me and others who don’t like jumping a message to leave? I would really appreciate it if Anet would have events that were more equitable.

I am pretty bad in JP too, but I managed to get 16/16, and I dont even have all JP kites yet.

I feel the same way – I recently came back and have been enjoying myself tremendously until this event. I have been playing MMO’s a long time ankitten otoriously bad at jumping – ad an event that involves jumping, racing, and messing with others with the knock down effects that really makes things even more fun.

Sitting here at 5 a.m. typing this after getting up at 4:30 to race thinking perhaps I might have a chance to win or place higher than I have (have placed 3rd twice before but did not get the achievement for top three). I guess I just have to come to grips with the fact that I am not going to be able to get this achievement no matter how much I would like to.

This has had the effect of pretty much draining the fun out of the game at this point – I am not magically going to improve at that race even if I hired a coach lol. Ah well, I can always spend my coins somewhere else I guess and leave the shiny achievements to those leet folks who are champion jumpers.

/sigh

How many achievements that don’t include JP ? ( killing , talking and farming )

So ? any one ? what are they ?

Even though I am not a jumping puzzle fan I did enjoy this one and managed the achievement without winning Sanctum Sprint or even placing. The aspects were a neat way of getting places and I was able to get all the required crystals. It did take some diligent work to best figure out how to get some of them and I did use Dulfy’s guide to find the locations (make sure you check off which ones you got. Hubby didn’t and we wasted a lot of time backtracking to figure out what he had gotten or not gotten) It definitely wasn’t easy but was challenging enough that I felt very proud at managing to find my 40.
Ones I did were:
Strangers from the Sky
Voyage to the Bazaar
Diverse Trader
Ascend to Zephyr Sanctum
Kookoochoo the Incredulous
Sanctum Sprint – Find the Aspect Master
Parachute Pilferer
Best Dive Ever (LOVED this one – lot of fun)
Crystal Obsessed
Crowd Favorite
Pickup Completionist
Poor Man’s Kite
Like Clockwork
Lessons from the Sky
Kite Bombing (Bit confusing where to go but follow Dulfy’s guide)
Kites of Iron (I thought this would be harder but it was a lot easier than I thought)

I would have liked to have managed the racing and placed or won first but it is something I cannot seem to manage. I did find that I could do some things and get through some jumping puzzles that I thought I would not be able so in all it was a nice way of expanding what I can do and gives me more confidence at trying some of the other jumping puzzles now. I would love to have access to some of the aspects for some things though, those were a LOT of fun.

The Demonic Spirit.3157:

How many achievements that don’t include JP ? ( killing , talking and farming )

Strangers from the Sky (not JP)
Voyage to the Bazaar (not JP)
Diverse Trader (not JP)
Ascend to Zephyr Sanctum (not JP)
Kookoochoo the Incredulous (not JP)
Lessons from the Sky (kinda JP-like)
Best Dive Ever (could be considered a JP)
Grandmasters of Om (not JP)
Like Clockwork (not JP)
Sanctum Sprint (kinda JP-like but not really)
Crystal Obsessed (not JP)
Crowd Favorite (kinda JP-like)
Pickup Completionist (not JP)
Speedy Sprinter (kinda JP like since you have to finish it and win)
Sanctum Sprinter (kinda JP like)
Frequent Sprinter (doesn’t count anyway)
Parachute Pliferer (not JP)
Learn to Kite (JPs)
Kites over Caledon (JP)
Kites of the Night (JP – kinda)
Kites of Iron (JP)
Poor Man’s Kite (JP i think)
Kite Bombing (JP)
Colossal Kite (not really a JP)
World vs Kite (JP)

Poor Man’s Kite isn’t in a JP.

The Demonic Spirit.3157:

So ? any one ? what are they ?

I did my best to map out the path of least resistance in my first post as far as minimizing jumping puzzles.

Best Dive Ever and Lessons from the Sky I consider sort of jumping puzzles but not like the permanent ones. Best Dive Ever almost always has a Mesmer offering to do a portal or if you ask you can usually get help. That achievement and Lessons from the Sky require only a few jumps at most. The rest is knowing where to aim the lightning pull and taking time to walk across narrow beams. It will take some time to do but if you use the Dulfy guide I linked to it will walk you through it.

Once you get the hang of aiming lightning pull and the power jumping it goes much faster after you do a few of them. As I also mentioned, use the guide and keep track of the ones you have done so you can take a break if you need to. Also some of them are grouped together and are easier to do in sequence. Dulfy guide tells you about those as well so you can maximize your effort.

Draknar.5748:

Poor Man’s Kite (JP i think)

That one is a freebie. Run in a cave past a couple of mobs to the kite and it’s done.

Many of the jumping puzzles suggested in this thread are pretty easy and or if you are there at the right time there are Mesmers porting. I would suggest you look for this sooner than later as the more people completing them the less Mesmers will be offering ports, at least for free.

3 of the 5 Sprint achievements are easy because they do not require winning at all. Finish 25 times is easy just take your time as there is plenty of time on the clock and you get Crowd Favorite. Crystal Obsessed you should be able to complete doing your 25 races, just run into all the blue crystals. Pickup Completionist you should also be able to do easily in your 25 races. Just run into every bag you see and use the skill in each slot even if you don’t need it. So that’s 3 achievements you can complete in 25 races. You will probably be surprised and get a 3rd place finish as well.

I don’t consider the Sprint a jumping puzzle because mostly you just use the special skills that you acquire and practice with as you make your way up from the enter waypoint to the Zephyr where the race is.

Trust me I hate jumping puzzles as well and avoid them as much as possible. I thought this event was going to be one I would have to write off. However, after getting started with it I realized it wasn’t as bad as I thought. Sure you probably are not going to get it done in a day. If you take some time to work toward it, keep your eyes out for people offering portals and such it may work out. If you just give up because you hate jump puzzles and don’t try some of the achievements before deciding if it is too hard then yes you will not get your 16/16.

Anyway I hope you at least give it a try as most of it isn’t what I would consider a traditional jumping puzzle. Also here is tip for doing the Dive and Lessons from they sky. Use the Dulfy guide and pay attention to the screen shots as they show you almost exactly where you need to aim the lightning pull reticle. If it seems a little off my rule of thumb is if you are pointing it where two poles cross tied together with a rope aim the pointer just above the knot.

One thing on Pickup Completionist: I’ve read that you have to actually hit another player with the skill. So make sure someone’s near you when you hit the key. Make sure to use Grounded whenever — that was my 6th one that I didn’t notice I had for quite a few races.

Donari.5237:

One thing on Pickup Completionist: I’ve read that you have to actually hit another player with the skill. So make sure someone’s near you when you hit the key. Make sure to use Grounded whenever — that was my 6th one that I didn’t notice I had for quite a few races.

I don’t recall because it was awhile ago, but I’m pretty sure I just got them and pressed the keys as soon I got them. It could be I hit players on accident but I wasn’t paying attention because I was just running around to each bag to get the skills and use them.

Jong.5937:

Yep, the whole thing is about jumping. If you hate that on principle then this is not the event for you. No biggie though, with new events every 2 weeks, just do something else, or take a break and something you prefer may be next.

That said, I hate jumping puzzles normally, but really enjoyed this. There are at least 2 trivially easy kites to get (provided Kites of the Night is not bugged – try guesting) and the rest of the jumping, whilst not exactly easy, lacks the mind-numbing frustration (for me!) of many of the normal JPs, where I fail, fail and fail again at the same jumps for days on end

I suck at JP I actually have a fear of them and avoid them but I did one lat night (actually it wasn’t a kittene in lorna’s pass) But I did it all by myself with out any assistance , then ran through the lounge room as a victory lap… LOL I think may learn to like them

JustTrogdor.7892:

Donari.5237:

One thing on Pickup Completionist: I’ve read that you have to actually hit another player with the skill. So make sure someone’s near you when you hit the key. Make sure to use Grounded whenever — that was my 6th one that I didn’t notice I had for quite a few races.

I don’t recall because it was awhile ago, but I’m pretty sure I just got them and pressed the keys as soon I got them. It could be I hit players on accident but I wasn’t paying attention because I was just running around to each bag to get the skills and use them.

i read that and thought, oh mang, with my lag, it’s gonna be rough to have to hit people. so i went back home one day and checked and i already had the achievement. it hink i just activated all skills when i picked ’em up too. ://