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I don't know how new this is, but I found out that there are checkpoints inside the story mission so if you don't finish the instances in one go, when you go back all your progress is saved. I had to stop playing yesterday before the final boss of the first mission and I come back to find I'm outside the final boss room. Just wanted to make a post so people know because I sure didn't.

EDIT: To add on to this, yes this can be used to retry achievements, just relog on your character.

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about 7 years ago - /u/anet-keaven - Direct link

Originally posted by jucelc

Doesn't seem to work with the Shining Blade Secrets instance first fight. Have to keep rewatching the same 8 mins of dialogue every single time.

There are only two checkpoints in that instance:

The First Checkpoint...

The Second Checkpoint...

about 7 years ago - /u/anet-keaven - Direct link

Originally posted by nosolovro

are you really sure about the first checkpoint?

Yes - If you leave the instance before you complete ... spoilers

about 7 years ago - /u/anet-keaven - Direct link

Originally posted by nosolovro

ok i have found a minor problem: if a have finished the chapter , and then i do replay but i skip the first part and start directly the "second instance" checkpoints don't work... it is intended?

Unfortunately, yes - Instance checkpoints are currently linked to story progress, so when you're replaying the story and enter an instance out of sync with your story progress, you will start back the beginning.

That said, once we started using this checkpointing system we immediately identified this exact issue as something to address in the future. So it's something we're aware of, I just don't have a solution for you right this second :\