Guild Wars 2

It seems as if FPS is severely degraded in certain areas of the world. For example, there is a bandit cave in the human starting area that, when entered, causes FPS to degrade by half. In addition, in the Black Citadel, entering certain areas also degrades FPS by half.

Is this a known issue? Is there a way we players can help to report various areas that degrade FPS so that ArenaNet can fix these areas?

I am running with an Nvidia GTX 580 (1.5 GB) with the latest Nvidia driver set.

I have the same problem with the bandit cave you mention , I usually get 50 – 60 fps most areas , in that cave I drop down to below 10 fps

running AMD 7950 (3gb) + latest drivers

Same issue here, just re-rolled as mesmer, actually been warrior lv80 and suddently after entering the cave in question mine FPS halve in half.

Re-post.

As from few hour ago, i’m getting half the FPS which i previusly had.. 60. Now i’m in 30 which seems like an hell stuttering stop motion film.
Issue is that, i do not suffer this hampering performance loss while in overflow.
So, to whom are currently experiencing FPS loss i suggest to try and leave queque while in there untill ANET fix it.!

GTX 670 i7920

And i like also to add that on mine previus visit on that zone, a week or so ago was overall smooth and clear while in the home server.

Can confirm this. Bandit cave I dip to 4 from my usual 20-30. The BC is a bit better, but the area below the emperors core is pulling everything from my system as well. Another area where I noticed this is in Timberline Falls around Guilty Tears, where the monument of the Great Ooooh(sp?) is located. Whenever I am in this area and turn my camera towards the monument, my fps cuts in half. There’s a camp overrun my Risen at the very south end of the map that is covered in fog, which I’m also having issues with. Whenever I am outside the camp looking towards it, my fps crashes. Inside, is – well, bearable.

GTX480 1,5gb, q9650, 4gb RAM, WinXP32bit