Guild Wars 2

I encountered this problem twice over the past weekend, once each in the Iron Marches and Blazeridge Steppes.

While trying to travel to a waypoint within the same zone, after the loading screen, I saw a flash (1/4-second or so) of my intended destination, but then was returned instantly to my original (pre-waypoint) location.

At first, I thought maybe it was because something had attacked me and prevented map travel, since I was under attack after it happened. The second time it happened, I had been auto-running, and maybe the price changed between my clicking the waypoint and clicking the “yes” button. However…

The unsuccessful map travel still took my money. I wasn’t level 80 yet, so it didn’t break the bank, but it was still frustrating. I hadn’t been moved at all (net effect, I mean— there was that brief glimpse of my intended destination, but it didn’t stick), but I still paid full price for the waypoint.

If I had been trying to cross the map on a level-80 character, I’d have been out 2-4 silver each time. Not much for a CoF farmer, perhaps, but since I make it a point to help my guildmates and never play in a way that I find boring, I accumulate wealth very slowly.

I don’t expect a refund, obviously, but I wanted to let you guys know that the bug exists. I don’t know what caused it, exactly, though I did mention a couple of ideas above. I’d have thought I had accidentally clicked “No” on the confirmation, except I clearly saw the brief flash of the end-waypoint, and of course, the money (~1 silver each time) was gone from my inventory.

If the wp becomes contested then it will port you to the nearest one. This may be the issue but then it may not.

Ayrilana.1396:

If the wp becomes contested then it will port you to the nearest one. This may be the issue but then it may not.

No, I had that happen a few days ago, so I’m aware of the situation you describe.

That’s not what happened here. The place it sent me wasn’t a waypoint, it was the place I had been standing when I first tried to travel to the waypoint. The waypoint was uncontested both before and after, and I traveled there successfully on the second try.

RoyHarmon.5398:

Ayrilana.1396:

If the wp becomes contested then it will port you to the nearest one. This may be the issue but then it may not.

No, I had that happen a few days ago, so I’m aware of the situation you describe.

That’s not what happened here. The place it sent me wasn’t a waypoint, it was the place I had been standing when I first tried to travel to the waypoint. The waypoint was uncontested both before and after, and I traveled there successfully on the second try.

I think this is actually the issue. The whole waypoint is contested thing is bugged bigtime and causing all kinds of simular bugs.

This is a bug and I agree with Ayrilana that I suspect as well that it has to do with the buggy waypoint is contested mechanic.

mercury ranique.2170:

RoyHarmon.5398:

Ayrilana.1396:

If the wp becomes contested then it will port you to the nearest one. This may be the issue but then it may not.

No, I had that happen a few days ago, so I’m aware of the situation you describe.

That’s not what happened here. The place it sent me wasn’t a waypoint, it was the place I had been standing when I first tried to travel to the waypoint. The waypoint was uncontested both before and after, and I traveled there successfully on the second try.

I think this is actually the issue. The whole waypoint is contested thing is bugged bigtime and causing all kinds of simular bugs.

This is a bug and I agree with Ayrilana that I suspect as well that it has to do with the buggy waypoint is contested mechanic.

It’s possible, yes, if the bug is that uncontested waypoints intermittently attempt to act as though contested, but fail to do so and return you to your starting position while taking your money.