Guild Wars 2

First I’ll be clear, I’ve finished SS hundreds of times before already. However it seems that now it’s become somewhat of a lag-a-thon and getting from one point aerially (using #3 skill) is more pot luck than intended mechanics.

Getting past checkpoint 5 for me is now virtually impossible. I’ve tried every single way known to get to the other platform and even when I DO make it across, lag has the last say as to whether I did or not.

This is MASSIVELY FRUSTRATING as the end can no longer be gotten to thanks to not just occasional lag spikes (which this game mode was always prone to), but any lag at all and it seems you can’t get near your destination. This is an old complaint, I know, but it hasn’t gotten any better or been improved any over the course of its duration in the game. It’s now a case of being extremely lucky if one can finish this at all. The game mechanics are far too susceptible to lag.

Happened to me as well last night; never been this bad before without the entire instance being problematic

I went through SS hundreds of times (or it seems so) as of some months ago without any notable issues. Did it again last night for the daily and yeah, Lightning Pull now acts like I’m hitting an invisible wall near, but not at the end of what should be the drop point—every time. I fell short of the little platforms over and over before I started jumping off the very leading edge of whatever I’m standing on to compensate and was only able to barely manage to catch my toenails on the edge of the next platform (the majority of the time).

The lightning pull skill in sanctum sprint is totally broken now. I can no longer complete the course. The problem is when you reach the spots where you get an automatic lightning pull – one where you don’t have to select the target location.

Basically the lightning pull always overshoots now. This is the automatic lightning pull, the one that is supposed to automatically leap you to the right place. Doesn’t work any more.

I’ve tried playing with 2 different characters and tried several workarounds, all the were mostly a waste of time. Trying to do the lightning pull manually and targeting yourself does sometimes work in some places, but there are other places where you don’t have the option to do this.

This problem is does not affect everyone. I’ve seen some players that have no issues at all and I’ve seen others that have the same problem as I.

Furthermore the first of the last 2 lightning pulls places me over the destination platform and down below in the middle of empty space. I can walk in 2 directions along what seems to be an invisible beam before falling off.

I’ve given up on the sanctum sprint for now. I sincerely hope this bug can be fixed and does not propagate into other areas like dry top or bazaar and festival of the four winds if they ever come back.

Today I started sanctum sprint and got the daily after 2 seconds. Wasnt even running. Thank you for that

This didn’t affect me for a long time, then it landed smack on my face ;( It’s really irksome when I see other people making the leap as if nothing’s wrong, but I keep taking the tumble try after try.

I think I figured out how they are managing to do it. Keep tapping 3 as you pass over your landing spot. This may cancel the pull and leave you where you intend, lag-willing. It’s worked a time or two for me.

Several times I tried tapping 3 as I passed over the landing spot with no success. This entire area is majorly bugged like no other I’ve experienced in the game. I also find that I explode traps that I have not even touched, i.e. they are 2 or 3 steps away and they go off. It is as if the game does not know where you are located relative to items and positions where the 3 skill is to be started or finished. An exercise in frustration.

tmorrow.5189:

The lightning pull skill in sanctum sprint is totally broken now. I can no longer complete the course. The problem is when you reach the spots where you get an automatic lightning pull – one where you don’t have to select the target location.

It affects the manually-placed jumps too, in a different way. You will often land and continue rolling along. It’s not a problem in Sprint because places you need to land are either long enough to accommodate the roll or have a backstop.

I’ve given up on the sanctum sprint for now. I sincerely hope this bug can be fixed and does not propagate into other areas like dry top or bazaar and festival of the four winds if they ever come back.

This does bleed over into Dry Top and the Bazaar. The third crest collection achievement has one located on a short ledge reachable only by Lightning jump. It took me a good hour and several deaths to finally stick the landing. Bazaar is mostly safe. but there are a few places where you’re better off trying to use the Wind jump rather than the suggested Lightning.