Guild Wars 2

Greetings!

I like these for the most part, as they are an interesting thing to do in passing and, as I assume they are meant to, often lead to new areas ad things to do.

However…

Having a Vista that is so difficult to get to that it takes more than half an hour of experimenting and frustrating failure adds nothing to the game and instead detracts from the ‘brief enjoyment’ feeling. While I am aware that difficulty is relative, and one man’s impossible jump is another’s ‘yawn—that was easy’ the point is that impossible to the individual is still impossible—to that individual.

Therefore, a suggestion:

1) Have a ‘one free vista a day’ option, where a player can pick a single vista, highlight it, and get it from within a designated range. If there is any worry about accumulating ‘free’ xps, have the option cancel the xp bonus.

2) If the above is too comprehensive, has a ‘one free jump a day’ option, where you can skip one part of the chain of jumps necessary to get to t vista. If xps are still a worry, have them reduced by half or something.

I post this because, at this moment, I have found the vista above Twitchok in the Skrit cavern to be impossible to complete, and am at the point of turning the whole game off due to frustration. IMHO, of course, but that’s not a feeling you want players to get from a feature that is, in essence, candy.

That’s all for now, and otherwise I have to say I’m enjoying the game.

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C

I don’t know if you’re running to the vista on what I’d consider the optimal route, as this vista (if the one I’m thinking of - http://gw2.mmorpg-life.com/vista-18/3535/ ) isn’t too bad to get to.

Sometimes vistas are difficult because of not stopping up and looking for said optimal route (but I don’t know if this is why you’re encountering a problem, so forgive me if this is wrong).

If you’re on an EU server, I’ll gladly help you run up and get this one. If it’s making you too twitchy still, I’ll do a mesmer port for you.

Vista difficult level is nowhere near Jumping Puzzles…….Last time I was doing Jumping Puzzle in Asura land for 1.5 hour and was cursing like mad at midnight xD

after finishing it, I felt happiness and self respect.

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Thanks for the responses, I found the answer. The problem turned out to be two things: first, the way up wasn’t obvious (which I admit isn’t a requirement) and second, there appears to be a way up that is complicated but doable to a point—after which it becomes impossible because it isn’t really the way up.

Personally, I consider point 2 to be a tease; if a path doesn’t actually lead anywhere, then there’s no reason for it to be there—especially if it SEEMS to lead somewhere but doesn’t.

As a 3rd option for this sort of problem, offer a ‘suggestion’ button the points out the next spot to leap to once you’re on the string—because if it doesn’t show you where to go next, you know you’re in the wrong spot to begin with.

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C

you can always check how to get the beginning of the path in youtube

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Ya, I bless the hint sites, one and all. I just don’t think they should be be necessary for something that’s essentially supposed o be a couple of minutes worth of side tripping. =)

Oh, and as for the puzzle jumping—that’s supposed to be difficult, that’s its reason for being. This isn’t, as I understand it, supposed to be that hard, which is why I commented. =)

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C

This would kinda defeat the purpose of them. .-.

The whole point is to make your way up the precarious route to see the view below/around. Having a mechanic that does exactly that with no effort at all.. Eh..

Most of them aren’t even that hard.

You can access the wiki from within the game at any time, and there is a walk-through, often with pictures, for many Vistas, etc.

When doing vistas I have found it best to become part surveyer to find the best route as some offer more than one and IMO makes it more enjoyable.