Guild Wars 2

Having now played for several months, I continue to experience difficulty in jumping in PvE etc. In particular, in playing with 2 characters (Mesmer and Guardian) I am missing jumps roughly 85% of the time. You have made the play a little too difficult or the players a little too inept. I believe it is the latter since with a boost I only miss jumps 50% of the time. I admit that many of the misses are likely my fault but it honestly is very frustrating and I see it in group play as well. I have visited the New Zepher world and even there using the “boosts” both my players miss the fist plartform jump 90% of the time and I have never made it past 3 jumps. I am not looking for “a give me game or experience” however consideration needs to be give to "boosting/improving player capability a bit in this area. I have played in some of the new dungeons and watch not only myself but 40 to 50 players be jammed up on the same jump, most never making it. You need to address this as In game chat I am hearing more and more negative comments. Further I heard I could go to the Mists and do a small “activity” that would help my player but have not been able to find the spot. Any help or advise would be appreciated as I would genuinely like to do the puzzles.

Well in Zephyr Sanctum, you are very reliant on those custom skills. Especially the number 1 jump skill, has a tendency to sometimes activate too late. It is very vulnerable to lag. Skill 3 is far more reliable, since you can target where you’ll land. A lot of the platforms in Zephyr Sanctum are labeled to show you which power to use. For most jumps, skill 3 is the way to go.

As for general PVE, there are some issues in the game itself that make jumping difficult, and not all of it is probably your fault. There is of course the annoying in-combat slowdown, that makes jumping nearly impossible if there are enemies around (and sometimes you remain stuck in-combat, which is a bug). The camera is TERRIBLE, and often does not have enough space to properly show you the jump. And platforms are sometimes poorly communicated. You can sometimes barely see if you are landing on a slanted surface.

There are things you can do to make jumping easier. Firstly, when you jump, make sure you run all the way to the end of the platform before you make the jump. Don’t jump too early. Second, there are classes that make jumping easier. Mesmers have portals, which can be used to also teleport your friends back up. And necromancers have Spectral Walk, which acts like a sort of bungee rope (but you have to use it in time).

All classes have speed boost skills, which help overcome the more difficult jumps, and can sometimes counter the effects of in-combat slow down (seriously, that mechanic needs to go).