Guild Wars 2

Up until about 2 weeks ago, you could “game” the system and create multi-floor arena layouts in Gilded Hollow (I am unaware if the fix prevented it in Lost Precipice also). In which cases you could place clouds(or infact, other non-arena decorations) against the inside of the “outer” barrier" to create a staircase leading up the inside of that wall.

To clarify, there is the edge of the arena, then the toggle-able upgrade barrier, then a ring out /pit/hole and then another invisible barrier to prevent people from jumping into the arena. The clouds could be placed against the final outer barrier.

This was important because if you notice, you cannot place non-arena decorations on the floor of the arena, however you can place non-arena decorations above a certain height, using walls for support.

Combining these two things allowed me to create a staircase up the outside of the arena to reach large flat areas of a 2nd floor using the SAB floor and ramp decorations.
This meant we could bring jumping and gliding elements to our arena and make things little more interesting!
Some pictures;
http://i.imgur.com/jAvMNth.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fDfKq23.jpg

However, as I say, about 2 weeks ago a fix was implemented that prevented you from jumping into the arena from the cloud stairs, rendering everything kind of useless and disappointing. Now if you climb the staircase and attempt to jump into the arena or the 2nd floors, you are removed with the message “Improper arena access detected” and teleported outside.

I talked with support about this but there was nothing they could do but suggest I think of a solution and post about it in the forums.

Which leads me to my suggestion. Which I, in my limited knowledge, think is the easiest way to get around the restrictions without having to do any crazy reworks;

tl;dr Use the SAB ramp and floor models, (reskin it to match the arena decor) and implement as arena obstacle upgrades.

As an arena obstacle, it would have no issue being placed on the arena floor proper, and would remove the need for the cloud staircase and jumping through the “improper entry” threshold.

Thanks for reading!