Guild Wars 2

So I completed the puzzle on my charr character. First time I got all the way to the top I made it into the clock tower no problem. Now I’m running through on a different character, she’s a tiny human, and I’ve made it up to the top of the puzzle 11 times and all 11 times I somehow screw up the jump into the clock tower. I’ve watched videos, changed up my strategy, NOTHING changes the outcome – I always look like I’m getting into the tower, but then it spits me back into the waiting room.

Anyone have any insight into how I should approach that final jump into the clock tower?

I actually have the same problem. Seems like its uncompletable since last night. Anyone have any input on this?

I tested it this morning.

As the tower is coming around, you need to jump towards the far right of the tower (and as high up as you can). That’s giving me consistent results.

doesn’t work for me

Super annoyed right now. Made it up there about 20 times, every time missing the jump. Finally I time it right, I hear glass shatter, I hear the achievement and then it threw me out of the kitten room before I could get my reward!!!

So for all that I got an achievement and couldn’t open the reward chest -_-

frozen.7130:

I tested it this morning.

As the tower is coming around, you need to jump towards the far right of the tower (and as high up as you can). That’s giving me consistent results.

That’s what I’ve been trying lately. I stick to the far right of the stairs, near the very top, just enough room to run a bit and then jump. It’s like I hit an invisible wall every time.

You have to wait for the lightning to strike

Unless theres been another patch since the emergency hotfix for the mad king lab exploit, I’ve always jumped straight ahead after the lightning strikes with all 8 of my characters plus a few repeats and its been fine…will test again in a bit but I really don’t see the problem

even yesterday when I was doing this repeatedly there was one person who always arrived with me at tower, but he always jumped 1 sec ahead of me and never got in, while I who jumped after never had a problem to get to chest room, and ofc this was always the same instance…so I strongly believe this is a problem with peoples timing and not the tower itself

Andronis.3926:

You have to wait for the lightning to strike

This. If you don’t see the lightning strike and the glass break, you’re either too early and will have to wait for another rotation or two, or you’re too late and are screwed.

Some instances are bugged. When you reach the first pause point, when the gears spawn and rotate into place, if you see them pause around 1/2 way for a second, then rotate to the floor position, chances are, the instance is bugged. When bugged, you won’t be able to jump through the window.

mjsko.7029:

Andronis.3926:

You have to wait for the lightning to strike

This. If you don’t see the lightning strike and the glass break, you’re either too early and will have to wait for another rotation or two, or you’re too late and are screwed.

that’s not the issue.

The issue is with the fact that it doesn’t let you inside even if the glass breaks. I’ve done it 20+ times and it will not let me back in anymore.

<— here’s proof. And don’t tell me i missed the window, because I literally bounced off of the glass.

Healix.5819:

Some instances are bugged. When you reach the first pause point, when the gears spawn and rotate into place, if you see them pause around 1/2 way for a second, then rotate to the floor position, chances are, the instance is bugged. When bugged, you won’t be able to jump through the window.

This is EXACTLY right. I thought it was weird that the gear would stop halfway for a second, then land the right way when I was trying to do this on another character. Thank you for confirming my suspicion that it is bugged in some instances!

After sliding off the clock face 10+ times I left and tried another instance, completed it on the first try. I can confirm that if the first gear stutters to turn, the clock face may be bugged.