cool hidden things in maps?

I love walking around maps and finding some cool things around specially if they're somewhat hidden or not related to anything in the game, like a quest or anything.what are some of the cool things you've seen around GW2's world? :Dthere are some that are already well known:

If these are hidden areas, then i wish anet made uber secret, no guides, no videos, secret, secret places :D You should find all these spots just from doing map exploration. So i guess if you haven't botheedr to make a legendary this might be new to you.

@"coso.9173" said:anyone has any cool ones to share?

All Central Tyrian ones (like how to get this head piece) can be found in these three videos by Silverdisc, if you have not discovered them already by yourself:

There are also several other videos, but I liked these a lot. :)

Munt Maelstrom, infinity coil reactor, blue zone, sometimes, 2 inquest agents will appear discussing of the building and what monster should go there, but he seems to be that big that they need to expand the area. I'm not sure, but I think they're referencing to Fluffy, pet of aquabase terror 7.

I can think of a few off the top of my head including getting into the Polymock arena ( via a portal in the cube like frame, ground level, on the south east side of Rata Sum. A portal in the Polymock arena led to the portal that an asura appears to be repairing in the city. Been years since I had last been there so I'm not sure if the trip is still possible.)

There is also the secret room filled with turkeys in the Ascalonian Catacombs dungeon, and a large explorable area filled with large pillars after a couple of the boss fights.

There are a couple of mentions to characters in the book Ghosts of Ascalon, where you can visit the grave of a companion and the main character from that book can be talked to in Lion's Arch.

Finally I believe I had once heard Anet had made 3 swinging boys in the game, one in the cat grove in WvW, one in Lion's Arch that was relocated to the Vigil's keep during Scarlet's attack on the city, and an unknown one no one has seen as far as I'm aware.

Yeah actually, polymock arenas have 2 gates, one at the west surely leading to the ground level one with the asura and; a second gate located at the south of the arenas leading to ??? maybe ideas incubator. Or a link to metrica province? Dunno. Speaking of gates, they are two of them at the right of thaumanova reactor, in the cliffside, they're unused and you can't pass through.

@"Cyanchiv.2583" said:Finally I believe I had once heard Anet had made 3 swinging boys in the game, one in the cat grove in WvW, one in Lion's Arch that was relocated to the Vigil's keep during Scarlet's attack on the city, and an unknown one no one has seen as far as I'm aware.

Hello, my name is no one:The place you are looking for is in the harbor-area of Amnoon south-west of the waypoint. It is a small swimming island made of wood with plenty of NPCs in it, you cannot ineract with any of them. Just ignore them and get to around the island. In the upper area, you can have a look inside from the front and the back. There you will see the boy in question, doing what he always does. Together with a few cats of course and a new companion.

I was so excited when I saw this thread, but I have not seen anything new. Once I have a little more time to write, I gonna list a few more things.

Hmpf, quaggan cave at desert borderland in WvW.

@HnRkLnXqZ.1870 said:

@"Cyanchiv.2583" said:Finally I believe I had once heard Anet had made 3 swinging boys in the game, one in the cat grove in WvW, one in Lion's Arch that was relocated to the Vigil's keep during Scarlet's attack on the city, and an unknown one no one has seen as far as I'm aware.

Here he is:

@Tanner Blackfeather.6509 said:

@alcopaul.2156 said:underneath the eternal battlegrounds and desert borderlands in wvw is a vast water area. and you can hit people from below with harpoon guns.

its not just a layer, but vast waters below the map. and there is a significant space between the map and the waters.

@HnRkLnXqZ.1870 said:

@"Cyanchiv.2583" said:Finally I believe I had once heard Anet had made 3 swinging boys in the game, one in the cat grove in WvW, one in Lion's Arch that was relocated to the Vigil's keep during Scarlet's attack on the city, and an unknown one no one has seen as far as I'm aware.

In regards to the various swinging boys it appears there is at least one per game mode, which explains why there were 3 of them during season 1. A boy was found in the PvP map Battle of Kylo, and the one that used to be in the WvW jumping puzzle is now on the desert borderlands. Also I heard a rumor one was seen in one of the raid maps as well.

This kid gets around. The first little town you hit when you enter The Desolation is called "The Bonestrand". Up behind the windmill blades is another swinger.

He seems to attract cats.

@alcopaul.2156 said:

@Tanner Blackfeather.6509 said:

@alcopaul.2156 said:underneath the eternal battlegrounds and desert borderlands in wvw is a vast water area. and you can hit people from below with harpoon guns.

It's a basic thing in map editors, they all have water so when they need water all they have to do is increase the height of the water and whala, a lake.

I have not forgotten this thread, but gathering everything and looking up all the references consumed quite some time. This is a small collection of funny/interesting things I have found in this game. There are a few movie-references aka easter-eggs and a few things you can try out yourselves. I keep repeating myself with this, but the developers have put so much attention to detail into these maps. I think it is not possible to cover everything.

1.) Indiana Jones: The Last Crusadea.) Canyon of the Crescent Moon

b.) Temple of the Sun - Lion Statues

c.) The Three Challenges: Breath of God

d.) The Three Challenges: Word of God

e.) The Three Challenges: The Path of God

f.) The Holy Grail

g.) Henry Jones Senior and the little book

2.) Indiana Jones Skeleton

3.) Monty Python: The Holy GrailThe Cave of Caerbannog

4.) Planet of the Apes: The Statue of Liberty

Now I am no longer allowed to use any further images. Here are two funny tricks you can try on your own if you are bored:

• In Dredgehaunt Cliffs just /kneel infront of the totems. Sometimes you have to fight a spirit, but you always get a very long lasting boon.
• In Plains of Ashford at the Victory Cenotaph, do a /salute to get some free swiftness, protection and might with a very long duration.

The game is full of secrets, easter-eggs and references. As you can see some are quite obvious, while others are debatable. I do not claim to know anything for sure. If you have a better explanation, probably with Guildwars (2) lore, tell me.

Cerebro was another popular hidden location. Of course that’s if you’re also including locations that you cannot get to by normal means.

@"Ayrilana.1396" said:Cerebro was another popular hidden location. Of course that’s if you’re also including locations that you cannot get to by normal means.

Do tell, I am intrigued and have never heard of "Cerebro" before this thread.

@Zushada.6108 said:

@"Ayrilana.1396" said:Cerebro was another popular hidden location. Of course that’s if you’re also including locations that you cannot get to by normal means.

Its an abandoned never finished jumping puzzle.https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/74t3zt/cerebro_is_not_kill/Apparently you can still get into it, but the old ways no longer function, for some reason they didnt want players getting into it.