Guild Wars 2

According to the wiki:

“Hop, Skip, and Jump is an Explorer achievement that you can obtain by completing the Uncategorized Fractal inside the Fractals of the Mists without falling and being defeated. Falling does not impact the achievement unless you are defeated. Some players have reported that the achievement is only updated, if the entire party succeeds in the challenge.”

Earlier today I solo’d this fractal on level 1; and while I did go in the downed state a couple times, I never died. However despite this I was not awarded the achievement.

Can anyone explain how this works (or perhaps it’s bugged?)

In my experience you won’t get the achievement if you fall at all (Teleporting and getting downed) – ALSO however, I’m quite certain that the stairs where you have to get to the top without hitting one of the energy barriers also counts as a fall.

Treeline.3865:

In my experience you won’t get the achievement if you fall at all (Teleporting and getting downed) – ALSO however, I’m quite certain that the stairs where you have to get to the top without hitting one of the energy barriers also counts as a fall.

Thanks for the info!

Does anyone know if you just need to make it to the top, or do you also need to beat the golems?

And does the whole party need to make it to the top without dying, or just yourself?

AFAIK you need to make it to the top and beat the golems. It doesn’t matter if your party is dying. Stability and a ranged weapon help a lot.

Blackhat.4016:

AFAIK you need to make it to the top and beat the golems. It doesn’t matter if your party is dying. Stability and a ranged weapon help a lot.

I can now verify this is correct as I just solo’d it again and was not awarded the achievement until after I killed the last golem (right as the cutscene began).

The one thing I don’t know is whether or not you can’t go down at the electric-stairs though as I (barely) made it through that part without going down.

I am interested in this achievement too, but one question, how are you able to solo it? Not to mention aren’t fractals random? Are you popping in and out of the ones they give you till you get to uncategorized?

Also what profession are you (I have one of each, maybe that might help me decide who to take this challenge on).

Bel Geode.8129:

I am interested in this achievement too, but one question, how are you able to solo it? Not to mention aren’t fractals random? Are you popping in and out of the ones they give you till you get to uncategorized?

Also what profession are you (I have one of each, maybe that might help me decide who to take this challenge on).

First off – yes I did pop in and out until I got the right fractal. Second, I used my Mesmer (Greatsword/Staff weaponset, full exotic armor/accessories).

The most tricky parts are getting up those electric stairs cleanly (as getting down’d there apparently negates the achievement?) and then taking on all 4 golems at once at the very end.

Fyi -the prison room early on with the 3 champs and vet isn’t actually that bad provided you keep moving around and take out the vet first and then focus on the Charr Shaman (and ofc always have clones up). Also, despite my not attacking the rabbit at all, my clones basically killed it for me as it doesn’t have too much health.

To sum up, while doable it does require patience (it took me around an hour?) as killing the champs is a pretty slow process; and then if you die later on (like at those unforgiving stairs) it can be quite frustrating as well.