Guild Wars 2

Not crash, but DC, and it wasn’t my network, I checked my ping and everything else was working fine. The team I was with killed Teq as well. It should’ve been my first time killing it, after countless tries and waiting. Frustrating.

HAHA really funny thread.
I’ll add mine share as well.
I knew I played too much SAB when:

1- I woke up from dream in which I was jumping from rock to rock to square little tree to square little tree to… Who knows how long I’ve been jumping in that dream o.O

2- going to the kitchen one night, I had to avoid the dog’s bed and make a detour around it, but because it was dark it felt as if I was avoiding an invisible trap

3 – my char ran off a cliff in maguuma and died …OOPS the rest of the game has fall damage!

got mine yesterday after patch

It’s not just about the clouds, it’s the general darkness in tribulation. Like all the corners, and inside jumps. Zooming in doesn’t help in a crowded place with tiny ledges, cause I can’t even see what I’m aiming for. Clouds are actually way easier to see in tribulation, even without the gama and zooming. The rest though >.>

I didn’t even wait, I turned it up first thing. I was considering using a torch, but considering you’re holding a balloon half the time, it doesn’t help. Not to mention my eyesight is already poor and I don’t want to make it worse. Funny though, it made the clouds a lot easier to see. It was a nice surprise and I do like night scenes especially snowy ones like in 3-3 but, yeah, just can’t play like that and it’s not like I’m going to SAB TM just to enjoy the scenery.

Katryn von Nanstein.3874:

Same here—I’ve done it 3 times, was very careful not to leave anything out. In World 2 Zone 3, there is one happy cloud that just won’t trigger a rainbow bridge. I stood on him, hopped on him ’till he squealed and giggled, offered him my omnom berries…nothing worked. This vacationing happy cloud is next to a teleport, right on the platform below one of the short frozen board ramps that lead up to a polar bear and a small mechanism where you have to bounce on the platforms to make the door open to the checkpoint.

But I bet ya all know where that is…
Oh well. 32/33 it is, because I don’t think I can get Mr Happy-No-Way-Cloud to pop out his rainbow bridge for love or omnom berries.

I remember that cloud, and although it wasn’t the cause for 32/33, they did fix it with this Tequatl patch. I did infantile mode to get the baubles, and was surprised to see the cloud activate. If you did it before patch I suggest you try again now, but if that bug is after patch, the devs must be doing a really poor job… Still it has a chance to work since it activated for me.

Ah, so it’s not just me. It wouldn’t be so bad if at least it didn’t have any animation and it stood still, but… pff , gives me headaches and makes me miss the jumps. It’s way too bright, and playing with gama doesn’t really help either cause of that contrast.

Yay, finally working. Thanks for the guide OP, it worked perfectly. Seems you had all the baubles nailed and it really was a bug.

+1 for permanent. Considering that it’s not related to a yearly celebration like Christmas or Halloween, etc. I don’t see any reason for why it shouldn’t be permanent. And I also hope that in the end SAB will be back with all the previous skins.

DarkWasp.7291:

Exiled.5906:

I like world 1 TM as well. First time it seemed really hard, but then I met W2Z3 and everything else suddenly seemed easy hahaa. I also like the green weapons so I’m repeating W1TM, and gotta say, seems easier each time I do it. Even those bloody rocks and the lily pads.
W2 is fun for a while as well but waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. Lucky yellow isn’t my favorite. I still have my tokens for a yellow weapon and I’ll make one just to show off, but no idea what to pick

My warrior has 1 yellow axe and 1 green axe. If only I could get a red back item so I could be a traffic light.

LOL. Well, just wait till W3, we might just get something like that.

I like world 1 TM as well. First time it seemed really hard, but then I met W2Z3 and everything else suddenly seemed easy hahaa. I also like the green weapons so I’m repeating W1TM, and gotta say, seems easier each time I do it. Even those bloody rocks and the lily pads.
W2 is fun for a while as well but waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. Lucky yellow isn’t my favorite. I still have my tokens for a yellow weapon and I’ll make one just to show off, but no idea what to pick

Stx.4857:

This is definitely one of those things they should have fixed during their beta over a year ago.

Other games feature DoT classes, and miraculously they can all deal their damage just fine. This ‘technical limitation’ excuse is getting really old. Its 2013, you can’t use that excuse for everything.

OH and to the boneheads using the argument: “It’s okay because the fight has adds, go kill those”, what if the fight DIDN’T have adds? Your argument is completely irrelevant. The simple facts are that you cannot dps as a condition spec on open world bosses, and you also cannot dps as conditions in 5man dungeons if there are more than one condition spec!

Why even have condition specs in the game if you can’t use them in PvE at all other than leveling?

Very much so. Except that even in leveling you still have problems if you need to kill objects. Lucky as a necro, I can rely on the flesh golum, but even that doesn’t work all the time (like that door in Straits of Devastation, that you need to destroy to get a point of interest inside – took me ages to destroy cause there was no one around, and the minion couldn’t attack/dmg it at all).
And it’s really sad I’m forced to use a different char for dungeons if I go with my mate who’s main is a conditionmancer…

Anyway, I don’t really care about how much contribution I can make to the boss. Chances are it’ll be so laggy that I’ll be lucky to be able to land ANY kind of hit at all. Think seconds per frame. No DPS happening with that, sustained or burst!
But as long as I manage to tag everything and get all the loot, then I’m happy XD.

It’s usually a month for Living Story events, and they add more to it after the first 2 weeks. Anyway, last time SAB was here for a month, I think it’s safe to assume it will be the same this time as well.

I also agree to this. It would also help if you get stuck in the gong or whatever, if you have a save you at least don’t have to redo the whole thing again.

It wasn’t really an event for first wave, especially in tribulation. In order for it to work, every single person must reach the checkpoints, it’s not like in normal mode where you can just die and be warped to the checkpoint someone else activates. Some bits are difficult and can hold players back for ages so that’s why most people would rather solo than wait for others. Not to mention bosses have the health scaled down in solo mode, so they’re not hard to kill anyway.
And normal mode is too easy to have a need for a party.
I suggest following dulfy.net guides, they are there for a reason, and are amongst the best you can find.
I know this is an MMO, and you’re supposed to do things in a group, but remember how some people are very strict when it comes to their party in a dungeon? Like they only accept people that are lvl 80, full exotics/ascendent gear, and already know the paths? It’s the same for SAB. Not only that, but in SAB Tribulation it’s actually faster if you do it solo, so this is why.

It does warn you in red letters when you’re about to enter SAB, that you’re gonna lose your buffs. Considering they put a warning, they probably won’t refund any boosts you lost. In fact they don’t refund any kind of lost item anyway.

Good old times hehe XD

It does feel like the time to loot is a bit short, but it never happened that I zoned out without actually collecting the reward. I tend to use the whip for it, especially in W1Z2, cause there’s a trap near the chest. Maybe if you do it again you can still open the chest and get the skin bit? If you’re still up to it, good luck.

This is a known issue, there are several posts about it We are hoping for a fix with the new update.

CMF.5461:

About another hour since originally picking up the baubles, no respawn of any of the first set of baubles that I picked up nor either for the 2 chests.

Maybe it’s a false rumor then, or just happens randomly. Thanks for giving it a try and letting us know.

noobgood.8762:

No. There was even a chest where baubles (also) respawned, and the chest was opened.

Wait, what? Which chest? If there really is one, that’s exploitable. If people start exploiting it and collect baubles from it over and over, they might patch it straight away. They’re usually really quick to patch anything exploitable.

‘Connoisseur of Pain’ and ‘Masochist in Jumping’ sound like good titles. I’d love one of those to show off with, considering I’m not a fan of yellow weapons.

It’s not easy to time, there’s a matter of input and other stuff, but it might be easier if you assign the dodge key to middle mouse button (the scroll button), so then you press space+M3+W (otherwise you’ll roll backwards) at the same time. Try do it on normal land first, it’s easier to notice when it happens. And it’s also less pressure.
It doesn’t 100% work for me either though, sometimes it rolls backwards, sometimes it doesn’t do the jump etc.

Lucyfer.9517:

Exiled.5906:

Ceribrocanasans.4135:

Cant you just take the eagle in the beginning, then die and youre back at the start? Or does it give you a checkpoint right after you finish flying?

I was wondering that as well, and I feel stupid for not trying it in the first place. When I got my achievement I collected all the other baubles first, but then DC’ed just before the eagle. And I had to do all that again. Not even the second time, did it cross my mind I should’ve started with the eagle though

If it’s anything like wurm it will bind you to closest checkpoint upon droping you.

It’s not quite like the wurm, cause it drops you in a really high place that you can only reach via eagle, and the checkpoint is underneath it. And if I remember right the checkpoint isn’t activated. So you can just suicide by jumping off and I suppose you spawn at the checkpoint before the eagle.

Ceribrocanasans.4135:

Cant you just take the eagle in the beginning, then die and youre back at the start? Or does it give you a checkpoint right after you finish flying?

I was wondering that as well, and I feel stupid for not trying it in the first place. When I got my achievement I collected all the other baubles first, but then DC’ed just before the eagle. And I had to do all that again. Not even the second time, did it cross my mind I should’ve started with the eagle though

Check dulfy.net, she has awesome guides
Although word goes that some achievements bug for some players, like the master of baubles you mentioned.
I got all mine following her guides, except master of baubles for world 2, which seems to be either bugged for everyone, or no one has managed to find all baubles.

Talindra.4958:

Try play with a friend or two… i find it more fun with friends.
bec ause… a lot of time, i would have quit the game but wheni see my friend die on traps, i laughed, and it also gives me more strength to continue. :P and there i finished all zones in w1 with a nice friend. done w2z1, and struggle with z2 final jump to boss due to latency issues.

Yeah, definitely more fun with friends, especially when you see them screw up. Like when my mate unsuspectingly walked into a flower and BOOM !

As a casual player I found W2Z3 a bit too hard. I know this is probably for more hardcore players, but I really enjoy SAB and I wanted all the achievements. Luckly, I prefer green weapons rather than yellow, so I won’t have to bother with W2Z3 anymore. Once was enough, and it took me long enough to complete. I don’t wanna remember how many times I almost gave up on it. I’m actually surprised I didn’t DC while doing it, I was dreading that moment >.<

before you enter the place with moto’s finger, bomb the wall to your left, that’s the shop

It’s just bugged I guess, or maybe it’s intended like that. You should be able to get your achievement without it tho, just go up the ramp on the left. There’s an arrow pointing to it there.
I sent a report about it in game a few days ago, nothing changed though.

Till today I also used to hate the jumping rocks and the trampolines in Z2W3, but now the first place was taken by the entire Z3 of W2. Especially the ice/trap/wind combo. And some of the jumps. Compared to the overall difficulty, the tribulation clouds almost seem friendly _

Duke Darkwood.4237:

Has SAB been ruined?

A lot of good points have been made, and I particularly agree with the ones along these lines:

- World 2 has done nothing to “ruin” the SAB.
- Tribulation Mode is distinctly separate, and anyone who chooses to do it should realize they are activating Hard Mode on a platformer. Its difficulty is NOT a reflection of the SAB in general.

I do not know if I’ll get any of the Trib achievements, much less all of them. I do, however, intend to get the full set of World 2 achievements done. (As many as possible without a guide, but I bookmarked Dulfy because I probably will need a few things at the end.)

I’m still undecided on the Coin. I’ll see how I feel about it once I’ve cleared the rest of W2 on NM (been a busy last week; only finished Infantile and got 2-1 done on normal). Operating on the assumption it will remain useful in future SAB releases, it’s probably a good investment. But I just don’t know.

That boom box is now tempting me, too. I mean, I have enough for both, but I WAS hoping there’d be a discount on slots or storage sometime soon.

I also think we’ll be able to use the Coin on future SAB, that’s why I bought it. If you’re planning to do Tribulation definitely get it. You can just step into TM if you’re not sure, try it a bit and see what you think. Otherwise, normal mode should be OK with normal coins. Also don’t forget TM gives different color weapons, only green and yellow for now, but we’ll probably have red and purple as well with W3 and W4 so if you want those, Coin is a must, IMO. At the very least it’s less frustrating when dying, having infinite amount of lives.

Ouch. Happened to me as well, last year at the frog boss. I don’t think even digging for a bunny can help there >.<

Yep there’s a pattern, there are only 2 routes the goats follow, one from left, and one from right, and they don’t intersect. Each route has aprox 5 buttons. Try to follow each and make sure all the lights it steppes on are the same, either lit or unlit. Just make them the same. The goats will jump on the very same ones, lighting them first time, turning them off after that and so on. Then turn the rest on, and wait for the goats to sync.

Is the spike-spawn in Z2W2 really a bug? I thought the devs did it on purpose just so they can see us rage-quit and have a laugh…

And lag or latency or whatever it’s called: Z3W1 right after one of the checkpoints, where the acid starts. When I jump off the mushroom near the acid, I die mid air for some strange reason. Happens 1-2 times out of 10.

I was hoping for a title as well. ROFL at the angry cloud tonic, that’s an awesome idea! Imagine it in WvW, a zerg of angry clouds running around, HAHAHA.

Sera.6539:

Exiled.5906:

Ah, so that’s why there’s no guide about this yet! I kept waiting for one. Yep, I’m lazy >.>
Out of curiosity, what’s the approximate number of bubbles this map has?

No one knows. Official counts have never been released.

Ah It would be nice if the achievement would state the number of baubles, just like it states the number of shops in tough customer. Kudos to all who manage the bauble collections without any hints

That, or a proper Unstuck function. That actually gets you unstuck. Or some ability to make it possible to WP to the last checkpoint. The bunny is good somewhat, but I don’t think it works all the time.
For example :
when somehow I managed to fall under the waterfall with logs at the end of zone 1 in world 2. (That white ghost thing is me) I was running around the area while my mate was killing bears; very interesting experience, great scenery as you can see. I think jumping a couple more times around got me killed eventually, but I’m not entirely sure.

Ah, so that’s why there’s no guide about this yet! I kept waiting for one. Yep, I’m lazy >.>
Out of curiosity, what’s the approximate number of bubbles this map has?

+1. That price seems ridiculous and unfair, as if punishing us for getting an upgrade instead of making things better. It’s like getting tricked into a bad deal when you don’t read the tiny font in contracts. I’m not even buying any potions anymore.

Yeah, I know, that part is annoying for me as well. Especially when you’re mid air and they still knock you. I’d rather it be something that relies on jumping skills, not randomized AoE. You generally have to be very fast, lucky and have good reflexes. I had to try an insane amount of times to succeed. The more I tried the more frustrated it got, and at some point I tend to do worse cause I get tired and bored of the same bit, although I do seem to get a bit further over time, cases in which I start panicking actually and screw up haha.
The weird thing is that, the difficulty seems to decrease with the zone. Zone 2 seemed easier, and zone 3 even easier than that. I guess because Zone 3 in normal mode is already pretty restrictive, there wasn’t much they could do to increase difficulty from that. Whereas Zone 1 with all the large areas to run around allowed the devs to go crazy with traps.
As for World 2, the water areas in zone 1 are actually easier than the normal mode used to be, before they nerfed it. At some point it seemed so easy that it made me doubt that I was in Tribulation mode.
One of the things I learned from all this, is how to do really long jumps. It may be annoying but it’s also like practice, if you keep doing it you notice patterns, and tricks, and tactics, etc. I hope you get to win against the rocks, all I can say is keep trying and Good Luck:)

P.S. – I guess it’s hard mode in the way that after you learn where the traps are, you can’t do a single mistake, else you die. Lags or bugs are a different story tho. In those cases I found lowering the settings helps.

Tribulation mode is for those players who like a challenge. It does warn you it is hard. You should only do this if you really want the achievements or the green skins. I advise you look at Dulfy’s guides, but just for the record, you can trick some of the rocks, by going close to them and then backwards, or rolling into them, or jump rolling past them etc., depending on the situation.
That being said, the AoE of the rocks seems to shrink or enlarge at times, and the game isn’t bugles either. I died mid air after jumping from a mushroom that was next to the acid lake.

For those who seem confused, a pay to win situation would be this: if for example, instead of farming your ascended gear you could ONLY buy it from the cash shop with a large amount of cash. Free MMO’s (free purchase and no monthly subscription) usually rely on this; any kind of high lvl gear is basically obtained via cash. Think exotics too.

As for the coin. I bought it as well, using the gold I already farmed. Rather than spending my time farming coins, I’d spend it farming gold, if it’s about farming. This coin will prove very useful in the future as well, considering this isn’t the last of SAB. Without the infinite coin there’d be no Tribulation guides for the rest of us. It would take an insane amount of coins and time (to farm the normal coins as well) to discover the way around and it would be very frustrating. Personally, I would go insane.

I’m pretty sure you don’t need that for the achievement. Didn’t even notice that cloud when I did mine. I have no idea why it’s there for, but you could probably reach it if you jump on the black mushroom like thingies. Looks like you could from the pic anyway. But yeah, you don’t really need to bother with it

Venirto.4208:

1. Get hyped about new weapon skins.
2. Look at visuals of new hammers, swords, gearswords.
3. Check the new daggers.
4. Cry.

Seriously, why some of the new weapons look even more flashy than legendaries while the rest look like another blue/green thrash loot? I was hoping for some unqiue design/visuals yet we recieved something what looks almost exactly like the weapons we already have.

THIS. So true.
Would it be too much to have a Cobalt GS skin for daggers, staff’s and the rest? The staff looks like a deformed lollipop and the dagger seems like nothing more than a reused design (and not the greatest one either). Looks like Anet really wants to prove they can do crappy designs as well as awesome ones. Too bad certain weapons only get the crappy ones.

Couldn’t agree more. I wanted to avoid queues at the gauntlet arenas so I got into an empty overflow but I died trying to go through the veterans. My friend also died while just trying to get out cause there were no people to do the event. He resolved to go through the Heart of the Mists in the end. It’s just ridiculous. At least put the kitten exit portal in the middle >.>

+1, it’s very unfair that so many weapons are left out. Personally I want daggers as on my ele i run on D/D more than staff. It feels like the swords and great swords receive all the love while the rest of the weapons are a bit left out.

yes please make this permanent, the variety was awesome and it’s really fun
it’s also not fair cause i have to leave for a month in a couple of days and I don’t want to miss it

+1 especially since in a couple a days I have to leave for a month, I don’t want to totally miss it