Talk:Ballooning Targets

Feedback 2021/05/07

To reply to the verification request regarding the API numbering. I can confirm that the numbering of the API and the one used on this page are not the same. I was missing the 11th balloon according to the API which turned out to be #23 of the wiki numbering. --93.204.79.185 01:01, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for confirming it not to be the case. It might be better to remove that bit from the page for as long as the map doesn't match up (so i'll comment it out for the time being). I'd update it to match the API order but since i don't have an account that hasn't done the achievement yet i couldn't test it so far. (Which would basically be participating 24 times in the event, each time hitting only one target, followed by then waiting for the API to catch up to determine which it is. And then later adjusting the numbering accordingly.) Nightsky (talk) 02:43, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

I stumbled across your commented out note, and tried to figure out how to use the actual GW2 API to read the info. I succeeded, but as the first commenter noted, the API and the diagrams on the wiki don't use the same numbering. For future reference, the achievement ID of 'Ballooning Targets' is 4939 (which takes a bit of work to discover). So, using the GW2 API endpoint https://api.guildwars2.com/v2/account/achievements?id=4939&access_token=[api_key] (replace [api_key] with your api key), the returned 'bits' field will show which targets have been completed, but as you both said, it's not clear how the targets are numbered in the returned data. (as an aside, apparently I was missing the same target as the commenter above, so maybe #23 is common missed target) SomeGuy (talk) 23:14, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

A sugestion

It would be wonderful if the targets that you've already have hit change color so that you can see what targets you need to hit to get the achievement! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.170.205.15 (talk) at 21:02, 14 February 2022‎ (UTC).

We are also just players, we can't do anything about it. For the wiki people - DJemba (talk) 23:00, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

As DJemba said the wiki is written and maintained by the players. If you want to make game suggestions please leave them on the official forums. —Kvothe (talk) 01:11, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

The API target numbers are here

I have done all the work necessary to update this page with the API-reported numbering from 0 to 24. Thank you, SomeGuy for providing the basic infos for this task. The new images are uploaded to the wiki. Now I'm going to update the page, which might take a while. Endrosz (talk) 13:05, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Update completed, including the overhead SVG graphics. Please double-check everything. Endrosz (talk) 16:15, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Fantastic job! We can actually simplify the API process if we switch the template from standard table to the special one we have (Objectives table row) so that the completed balloons will show on this page without having to go to an external page. If no one else does it, I will update it later. ~Sime 17:50, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

I have no idea how to use that template, so please do so. Endrosz (talk) 21:34, 12 March 2023 (UTC)