Guild Wars 2

People keep saying it’s easy to see the updrafts. However, I have jumped on what I thought was them dozens of times, and only once did one ever work.

I just have to be doing something wrong. What’s the trick?

Don’t jump. Unlike any other updraft in the game, run onto them. You get knocked into the air and then deploy your glider to catch the updraft.

They are vertical white swirls scattered around the platform, I think maybe a bit blobby at their base. Once you are in the air the standard white spirals are evident.

Yes, this confused me as well. You don’t jump on the draft. You just walk or run on them, and then they lift you in the air . . . if they don’t bug out.

But that’s another topic.

Actually try hitting f one time. You can interact with them hitting f. Don’t hit F a second time, because they take a second to kick in and I think it acts like a toggle.

Also, they’re not updrafts, more like leyline spouts on the ground. Don’t jump though. Be on the ground and hit F.

I’ll second Vayne’s advice. I don’t recall ever seeing a dialogue indicating that you can interact with the updrafts, but I tried this event 4 times before I tried using the interact keybind. That seemed to work flawlessly. The fight itself was rather lengthy, but seemed easy enough if I could get past the stupid updraft part!

Yeah, all you have to do is walk casually (or maybe jog hastily) over the updrafts.

Side topic: Some people have trouble dodging the hurled rocks. I find that not using lean techniques helps a lot. Again, the trick here is not to panic while combating the enemy. Ol’ Big Bad knows how to get under your skin and make you frantically buttton mash. Mind tricks at work.

Heraldusluminare.2946:

Side topic: Some people have trouble dodging the hurled rocks. …

There is a branch in a tree in the north part of the map where you can glide to and just stand there and do regular dodges when the rock comes into your direction.

Belzebu.3912:

Heraldusluminare.2946:

Side topic: Some people have trouble dodging the hurled rocks. …

There is a branch in a tree in the north part of the map where you can glide to and just stand there and do regular dodges when the rock comes into your direction.

Neat.
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Cool! Lots of good info. Thanks!!!