Guild Wars 2

This just isn’t fun. I’ve played 25+ games, trying to capture.. I have 2 so far. Any ideas for how to get this easier? My teammates usually don’t help, and I can’t play with my friends.

It requires teamwork, since your skillbar is emptied as soon as you pick up a present. If you have a bad team that won’t help you, there’s nothing you can do.

Pick the Scout profession and use the 5th skill before you pick up the gift, it gives you 10 seconds of swiftness which really helps.

Scout is also great to get the other achievement, load up the snipe skill on a carrier at 60-70% health and he’s down. I got both achievements in under 20 games by playing scout

I get the gift right after spawning nearly every match.
Take Scout, use 5, grab the swiftness near your base, and make a beeline for the gift, preferably trying not to take falling damage. When the swiftness pickup runs out just before reaching the gift, use 5 again, more swiftness, stealth, grab it, and go.
It’s even more reliable if you’re a Warrior because then if the other team manages to beat you there (using the exact same tactic I might add) then you can kick them down and grab it.