Guild Wars 2

Since I was very disappointed of the new JP, I am sure that ANet will only make easy JP so everybody can do them. This is not challenging for some players (like me), and I don’t see the point playing a game where stuff is too easy to do – I need a challenge!

So I thought about a good solution for the challenge seekers and the causual gamers. It was really hard, because I know how fast the causuals gonna flame about it (“I want that reward without doing anything mimimi”)

How about a little NPC at the start and the end of each jumping puzzle. The one at the start starts the timer, the one at the end stops it. In that mode one loses ALL the skills and utilitys or whatever, the only ability would be a speedbuff for like 5 seconds with 15sec cooldown or so. when one uses something like for example a portal of another player, one can’t talk to the NPC at the end anymore. It’s all about SKILL!

At the end, there will be a ranking list with all the fastest 50 players (overall and daily [credits to Cerelia.9408]). I don’t even care if there is a reward for going into that list, it would just be a fun and challenging reaching that top 50 list, and the causual gamers wouldnt flame about it.

I hope you like it and you gonna find a solution.

PS: There were other approaches like “make easy and hard mode”, but causual gamers would still flame about not being able to do the hard mode.

I think having an easy mode and a hard mode would be a good idea. Many jumping puzzles I have a hard time with. As long as the achievements were the same, or no extra rewards that would be cool. This way those that don’t have the coordination/timing/skill whatever could still try it and participate and those that are more talented and want more of a challenge can do the hard mode. Maybe make it so they have to do easy mode first to unlock the hard mode?

Keeping track of the day’s top 50 players would be a neat addition as well. Having it reset when the dailies do would make it so more people could have a chance of seeing their name in the top 50 if only briefly. lol Then at the end of the event, just show the top 50 overall.

Personally, I’m having a hard time with the new JP but then, I always have a hard time with them so that’s no surprise for me. I like to look around and stop and think and this one doesn’t allow that which gives it variety, I’m planning on spending more time before the event is over so I can hopefully complete it. Even though so far I’m not making much progress, I’m still having fun, and having fun is what counts for me.

But the effort designing every JP twice would be much bigger than the solution with the ranking. And for it to be a challenge, there must be some reward for it – like a unique title “master jumper” or so. But the causual gamers wouldn’t like that, so it’s not a good idea.

I like the thing with the daily ranking list – I edit it in the firstpost

I like the idea of the unique title. Who knows, maybe someday I might actually become good at jumping puzzles. hehe I’ve been falling off things in games ever since I started playing games. Sometimes it can be quite funny. Those who are good at NOT falling off things, are quite lucky (and talented imho lol).

P.S. Hey thanks dbgfeller.8120 for the credit for the multiple ranking lists. That’s what I call teamwork!!

Yeah, I actually expected some sort of reward for completing every JP…

I don’t care about a reward, but I would like an easy option so that when I get tired of failing, I can complete the puzzle. So far, I can’t finish the new event JP at all.

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