Guild Wars 2

This patch deceased my frame rate from approximately 35 FPS to 15 FPS while using low settings in all game modes.

This change makes the game very choppy and for the first time I am considering not playing anymore. This is depressing since I rather enjoy the direction development is taking and want to take part in future content.

Some questions:
Is Anet aware of the performance decrease?
Do they have plans to address it?
Were structural changes made that effectively increased the minimum system specs?

P.S. I have experimented with all the new camera settings, nothing seems to help. I just want to be able to retain the settings and performance I had before the patch.

Please help.

Dev team has not acknowledged it but if you look around on the forums, tons of people are effected by it. I haven’t been able to play since the patch because of it.

kindofabuzz.9357:

Dev team has not acknowledged it but if you look around on the forums, tons of people are effected by it. I haven’t been able to play since the patch because of it.

Thank you, I hope this is a priority.

I have noticed my draw distance has increased and I can randomly see objects in the distance I previously could not, but it’s not consistent.

Anyone else see specific changes that could account for the performance hit?

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/FPS-DROP-after-Patch/page/4#post4896169 I made a post concerning the FPS drops about a day ago. No word from ANET yet, and a lot of us are upset.

This reddit thread may help you guys.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2zjicl/march_18_massive_fps_drop/

I do not believe the minimum system specs have increased, even unintentionally. My wife’s computer has a dedicated graphics card that typically allows for 50-60fps. Post patch, she noticed a drop of 20-30fps, though not consistent. My laptop just has integrated Intel HD graphics that in the best of times plays at 20-30, down to 15 in heavy congestion (WvW zergs, world bosses.) I’ve had zero frame rate issues. Had system requirements changed, I would likely be unable to play at all.

It’s unacceptable to have a 50% frame rate drop…

We need to ensure Anet knows a significant percentage of their player base is experiencing this issue. I speak for several people in my guild that are having the same 30-50% drop in fps.

Was excited to see a performance update…no change to the FPS. This issue still need to be resolved.