Guild Wars 2

Since as far back as I can remember, Jumping Puzzles have been a fun and awesome way to spend some spare time in the game. Lots of cool mechanics, interesting areas and tricky as heck sections in some places (Griffonrook Run anyone?).

But upon completing them all I was met with the realization that I received nothing but AP for doing so. I busted my bum in Obsidian Sanctum dealing with PvP (occasional troll) and the other three Sanctums, and kept stumbling at the annoying (but really fun!) Not So Secret. And all I got to show for it was all of these points.

Now, I’m not saying this is a bad thing! Doing them all is an achievement and a reward in itself. But since a lot of other things get some neat little rewards, why not Jumping Puzzles? I propose, upon completing all Jumping Puzzles, that you receive one of the following:

• A 20-slot bag
• A mini themed on jumping (a frog perhaps?)
• A Loot Bag (similar to other achievement tiers)
• Crafting Material Bags (T5 or T6)
• A title, “Steel Legs” or something themed with jumping (That’s NOT SAB related)

(Basically, any reward equivalent to doing the massive achievement that is all of the JPs)

Just to give people a bit more incentive to go out and jump some more! I’ve played with a lot of people who avoid Jumping Puzzles for their lack of reward, difficulty or time consumption. Adding a reward would incentivize just a bit more, and get some more content out of the play time! Thanks for reading, and please offer suggestions or criticism below!

Extra Suggestions (from thread contributors)

Titles: How High (Illconceived Was Na), Topdown Viewer (Linken)

EDIT: Edited title for clarity, sorry about that!

i would also like to see a small improvement in the loot of jumping puzzles

because atm there is absolutely no replay value (apart from the fun at least)
doesnt even need big loot improvements but 2 greens and 3 empyreal fragments are less than a joke as a reward…

they should add something like:
~3 materials of any tier
~5 guaranteed Silver
rare chance on a mini exclusive to jumping puzzles and accountbound (i liked that idea of the OP)

I’ve actually gotten an exotic or two out of JP chests (Stardust at Not So Secret, orange Greatsword (generic) at Obsidian Sanctum). It’s possible to get good stuff out of them, but highly improbable.

I agree with the thought that a title should be implemented. I completed all the jps pretty much as soon as I hit 80. I sought them all out and really enjoyed myself. The only problem now is that I really can’t be bothered to do them again, purely because the loot is bad. If there was a chance for a 20 slot bag, that’d be a different story.

I would love to see a title for completing all the jumping puzzles. A mini is a cute idea too.

I’ve been toying with the name of a title that would be fit for Jumping Puzzles but they all end up sounding too similar to SAB titles. Anyone have any ideas?

Topdown viewer?

Title should be: “How High”

(As in, ’when you MrWuzby asks you to jump, you respond by asking, “how high?” ’)

I’d only agree to any suggestions with one majorly complicated change that they’d need to program in:

~Credit towards rewards is not counted if the jumping puzzle is completed by going through a Mesmer Portal.

It still irks me to this day seeing people begging in LA for a Mesmer to portal them up in the pirate jumping puzzle or the other ones. Bah!

all jumping puzzles would need to be like the SW one for that

Siphaed.9235:

I’d only agree to any suggestions with one majorly complicated change that they’d need to program in:

~Credit towards rewards is not counted if the jumping puzzle is completed by going through a Mesmer Portal.

It still irks me to this day seeing people begging in LA for a Mesmer to portal them up in the pirate jumping puzzle or the other ones. Bah!

Unsure if there’s a way to program that, honestly. Perhaps a timer of sorts…? Something added at the proverbial start of the JP that starts a timer, and once it hits a certain time you’re eligible for the achievement? That way, even if somebody did use a portal they’d have to stand there for a bit before triggering it. But that’s a whole can of worms.

I’d make the argument, too, that even with the reward added it wouldn’t be much of an issue. That’s why the rewards I suggested were smaller ones, mostly insignificant (aside from the Mini or the 20 slot bag).

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

Title should be: “How High”

(As in, ’when you MrWuzby asks you to jump, you respond by asking, “how high?” ’)

I dig the reference I’ll add it to the OP, as well as…

Linken.6345:

Topdown viewer?

EDIT: Any other suggestions for a reward? I was thinking of taking the 20 slot bag down to a 15 or 18 slot bag, too.

Something like this might actually make me finish them all.