Guild Wars 2

So where are these parachutes that one must find X-amount of for a achievement? I’ve roamed all over some of the zones and aint seen squat.

They are all over the maps, there are little bucket/basket symbols that appear on the maps similar to how the holographic dragon symbols came up, but not as visible. They’re quite small and black & white. As far as I know you can only access them once a day, but others may know more. Hope this helps.

You can only open up each one on the map once a day (so once you know you’ve gotten every single one on the map, switch to a different zone).

And as the above user said, little black and white basket icons in every zone except cities and Orr (and most likely Southsun too)

Also, if you are heading towards one and see it disappear, it’s just because someone got to it before you. So make a mental note of about where it is and ‘continue’ to head there. You should still have 2 bags on the ground that you can loot. When someone pops one, everyone gets 2 bags, even though the icon goes away on the map. I’m not sure how long they will stay there, though.

Just don’t assume someone beat you. There’s still goodies there.

VitalSuit.1980:

You can only open up each one on the map once a day (so once you know you’ve gotten every single one on the map, switch to a different zone).

And as the above user said, little black and white basket icons in every zone except cities and Orr (and most likely Southsun too)

Note the opening is account wide (if you open a basket too soon, the bags spawn and deflate). At the same time, the achievement counts the bags you pick up, not the actual opening of the basket – so you only need to hit 30 baskets.

30 unique baskets* per day.

notebene.3190:

Also, if you are heading towards one and see it disappear, it’s just because someone got to it before you. So make a mental note of about where it is and ‘continue’ to head there. You should still have 2 bags on the ground that you can loot. When someone pops one, everyone gets 2 bags, even though the icon goes away on the map. I’m not sure how long they will stay there, though.

Just don’t assume someone beat you. There’s still goodies there.

2 – 3 minutes.

If you see a basket node disappear from your mini map, go there directly.

Thanks folks. I finally started seeing them when I was in Gendarron Fields.

Hmm I’ve never seen any icons on my map

Anyway below are the kite basket locations I’ve found. I think it is the same for each server (I’m on Aurora Glade).

Queensdale – outside Shaemoor Garrison, north east corner
Kessex Hills – south west of Thunder Ridge
Brisban Wildlands – Duskstruck Moors (left of word Duskstruck)
Metrica Province – near Luminates Plant
Caledon Forest – Treemarch Estuary
Gendarran Fields – Talajian waypoint (north of)
Hrathi Hinterlands – Faun’s waypoint (north of)
Bloodtide Coast – Captain’s Cut, on the beach
Sparkfly Fen – Occuintl Grounds (POI north of Shimmerstone cave)
Timberline Falls – Talus Waypoint (north west of)
Lornar’s Pass – Greybeard’s Landing POI
Dredgehaunt Cliffs – Fridgardr Lodge POI (south of)
Diessa Plateau – Manbane’s Waypoint
Southsun Cove – one in Onyx Field POI, and another also just outside it before the bridge, and another east of Camp Karka waypoint on the coast with the skelks.

Sometimes they despawn when you approach them – they sometimes respawn a minute later, but not always.