Guild Wars 2

What is this place? The platforming is really difficult for me as I’m not really used to the physics of the game that much. W/e it is, it was unexpected to find lol!

It’s a jumping puzzle. There’s a chest and an achievement if you feel brave enough to finish it!

Such a refreshment from WoW. Thanks for the speedy reply!

Best of luck, avaunt! Welcome to Guild Wars 2!

No problem.

There are lots of these hidden areas around the world. Some are jumping puzzles, some are mini exploration “dungeons”. You can get clues via your achievement panel under Exploration and Jumping Puzzles. Or you can just wander around and stumble across them as a surprise (as you have above).

Happy adventuring!

A couple of hints to help you with the jumping physics:

You can steer while jumping. This includes moving forward. In fact you must press forward motion or you fall straight down, no ballistics at all. On the other hand you can jump around corners or correct mid leap to make it to a platform you were about to miss.

Speed buffs make you jump further. Conversely, getting put in combat slows you down and makes you miss jumps you’d normally have managed. So if something shoots you mid-jump, you can be hosed. Or if another player drops a speed buff you weren’t expecting, you can overshoot.

Mesmers who can jump are very good things. They can get to the next part of the puzzle then make a portal, hop down to you, and give you a lift. When I do that on my mesmer it’s for free, but some people charge for it or at least want/hope for tips. Downside: you don’t learn the puzzle. I still haven’t found my way to the top of Aetherblade because mesmers were so plentiful and helpful when it first came out.

Donari.5237:

I still haven’t found my way to the top of Aetherblade because mesmers were so plentiful and helpful when it first came out.

Enemies in that JP doesn’t make it a nice learning environment. I’ve had more fun trying for hours on end to do the Clocktower than this horrible JP without the zerg.

If you need the locations or any guides for the jumping puzzles in the game: http://jumpingpuzzle.com/

All of the jumping puzzles give achievement points, so they’re nice to do if you’re looking at those beautiful achievement chests!