Guild Wars 2

So… when it comes to the jumping puzzle (which is itself already pretty annoying in my opinion) like
Why does there have to be a score-tracker and a time limit and eventually everyone gets reset? Can there be a version where that’s not the case and you just like, run the puzzle maybe? Am I the only one that doesn’t really care and kinda just wants to run it to have a jumping puzzle?

I have the feeling that a majority of players in the JP are either just trying to complete the JP (either once to say they did it or the 15+ times for the achievement) or farming presents, rather than actually trying to compete. There are definitely those that do compete, but they seem to be the minority.

As for WHY it’s there, it’s probably just tied into the fact that all activities are technically pvp and are set up as such (with the scoreboard and all that).

Sometimes I compete (on a fresh reset) but most of the time I’m just hopping through to farm karma and gifts. I’ve gotten as high as I think 17 or 18. Even then, I’d rather just have an un-timed instance so I can just keep on jumping through. Too many times I jump to the snowball part to find out I didn’t have enough time to finish (need about ~1:40 to finish a lap)

I think its because it’s technically a PvP map and the timer and score board are built into that. I don’t think it really means anything and I’ve never seen anyone mention their score.

It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s like the inability to play Toypocalypse with friends, where it wasn’t intended but is now really hard to fix.

Maybe one year they should give Wintersday the same developer time as other releases so they can rebuild all the broken things, or things that are ok but don’t really work as they should from scratch and getting them working.

…And maybe I’ll get time to do the same in my job, sort out all the files saved in weird places, and the guidance notes that are mostly ok as long as you know the bits that are out of date, and someone can build that new database we keep talking about so we’re not cursing it 15 times a day…

All activities use PVP architecture even if there’s no actual fighting involved (you used to use your PVP armor in them, back when that was a thing).

Completing the JP takes approx. 1:30 to 2:00 minutes. In a round of 30 minutes, that rarely resets you. Trying and not getting to the finish of course takes even shorter intervals.

Last year I got stuck in an instance after it should’ve been closed (we were actually about to be put into a new instance but just got the “world full” error and stayed in the current one). No more timer, no more scores, but farming presents (and karma) still worked. That was nice indeed!

Because just like Halloween, it’s really old code from before the event instancing system was introduced in HoT, so they faked it by using PVP.

I HATE the wonderland jumping puzzle! A few times I was almost at the top and then the kittening jp got reset?! Are you kidding me? I just want to complete the friggin’ jp for winter’s presence.

Not only is the kitten jp buggy as hell. NO! When we’re almost at the top we get teleported to the start again…or kicked out of the jp event completely.

I thought holiday events should be fun. But this jp is not fun at all. I am really frustrated.

Myrdreth.6829:

I HATE the wonderland jumping puzzle! A few times I was almost at the top and then the kittening jp got reset?! Are you kidding me? I just want to complete the friggin’ jp for winter’s presence.

Not only is the kitten jp buggy as hell. NO! When we’re almost at the top we get teleported to the start again…or kicked out of the jp event completely.

I thought holiday events should be fun. But this jp is not fun at all. I am really frustrated.

they made it easier. the presents path on the end no longer have a time limit.

When the JP was first introduced, it was an actual map, like any other PvE zone. It was later converted to the SPvP format, which added the time limit and scoreboards. They use the PvP format because PvE stuff is disabled there. People were using speed boosters for example in the clock tower. You have to be careful however, because sometimes your PvP equipment is a factor. Not sure if it’s still the case, but stack vitality gear for Snowball Mayhem; the other stats do nothing.

loseridoit.2756:

they made it easier. the presents path on the end no longer have a time limit.

I think it’s easier too. I seem to remember the exploding presents being less predictable.