Guild Wars 2

So something that has been bothering me lately and would be nice if we could find a workaround for this is, I am talking to a skill point NPC and someone comes rushing up and without reading anything initiates the fight. Now I am stuck fighting it as well and do not have a chance to read the dialogue because once the fight is over its gone. Leaving the are does not stop it because even if I do no damage and leave the area as soon as the fight is done I will receive the skill point anyways. You put a lot of work into the dialogues and for them to not be enjoyed is frustrating for me and disappointing that I can be forced into something because of another players actions.

You’re right, the only way you could avoid this situation is to quickly port to another map when you see someone engage him, which isn’t really all that practical of a solution. However, being forced into something because of another players actions is one of the main aspects and charms of an mmo, it’s a multiplayer game first and foremost.

I really can’t come up with a solution to your problem, as that would negate the “come and participate” mechanic of the game if everyone would have to accept or deny events taking place near them, it would change the game on a fundamental level. Most of the times, people really like to just come at a hard skill challenge and join in with others to get the completion. I understand this is also an impractical solution, but if that happens again and you miss out on something you really wanted to read, you can read up on every skill point conversation here:

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Skill_challenge

I am in no way implying you are wrong, I would like to see both sides happy, people who want to read dialogues should be able to, especially when it comes to viewing cinematics in dungeons, most people are quick to skip them especially when it comes to farming and that isn’t ok. You might want to look around first if there are any nearby players next time you see a skill point challenge.

Wait I just remembered one thing, if you don’t hit him at all you won’t really participate in the event, so if another player triggers him just be sure to not attack him and you should be able to talk to him again, at least that how it works for every other event, so I imagine skills are no different.

Once you’ve beaten the skill point NPC can’t you just talk to the NPC again? Is the dialogue different afterwards, because I do know you can complete a skill challenges multiple times.

CureForLiving.5360:

Once you’ve beaten the skill point NPC can’t you just talk to the NPC again? Is the dialogue different afterwards, because I do know you can complete a skill challenges multiple times.

There’s some truth to what you say, yes you can talk to him again but he will only say how worthy you have been hence not really having the same dialogue anymore. And yes you can complete it again, provided someone else started the challenge, because you don’t get the option again if you already completed it.

Not attacking does not work. Even if you do not attack if you are in the dialogue when the event starts you are stuck. i mapped completely away from one to try to avoid getting the point and even then i got the point and the dialogue was not available anymore except to say how well i had done.