Guild Wars 2

For the last couple of days my sylvari thief’s head has been randomly disappearing for 30 seconds or so.

It doesn’t impact gameplay or anything, but it’s kind of creepy… The glitch seems to be random – this afternoon it happened after I used a wp, and again after being hit by a hologram’s laser.

I’m not sure whether this is a game bug or something unique to my computer. Anyone else have this problem?

If you can, try to take a screenshoot of the issue and also tell what your video settings are. Glitches can occur due several reasons.

I just got this (or similar) bug when loading my Sylvari into Caledon from The Grove. Never had a problem with any of my Sylvari before. Her hair, and eyes, was/were there, but no face.

Odd.

Before I upgraded my laptop, I remember having similar issues with my Sylvaris, though it was usually on the log in screens. This thing I’m using can handle almost anything gw2 can throw at me. Only exception is LA on a very busy day.

This keeps happening constantly on my male sylvari mesmer when I use blink and various other similar mes skills.

It also happens on my other three male sylvari characters with various other displacement/stealth skills, but their classes (engie, warrior, necro) don’t use those mechanics as much.

My graphics settings vary generally from medium to “best performance” for big zerg events. It happens with both. It also tends to last for quite a while.

Egon Vidar.9125:

This keeps happening constantly on my male sylvari mesmer when I use blink and various other similar mes skills.

It also happens on my other three male sylvari characters with various other displacement/stealth skills, but their classes (engie, warrior, necro) don’t use those mechanics as much.

My graphics settings vary generally from medium to “best performance” for big zerg events. It happens with both. It also tends to last for quite a while.

Have you updated your graphic drivers lately?

Also, that looks kittening awesome. Imagine the fear on your enemies’ eyes when they set their gazes upon the headless horseless horseman.

I’ve not had it happen to me yet, though others were talking about it happening about a week ago: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Headless-Horseman

Good I found this post, because exactly the same thing happens to my ranger sylvari… specially in places like Lion’s Arch and sometimes in Eternal Battlegrounds. I have other characters, Asura, and Charr, and this never happens on them. However, with my other sylvari, which has one of the new faces from makeover kit, this never occurs. Also, when using way points to new locations, my sylvari character disappears for a while and the only thing I can see are his weapons. I suppose it’s because the places are overflowed, but again, this doesn’t happen to my other characters…

Tazera.4739:

Also, when using way points to new locations, my sylvari character disappears for a while and the only thing I can see are his weapons. I suppose it’s because the places are overflowed

Yes, I have seen it happening a lot at the LA (before the destruction) and it would stay that away for around 1 min or so. I believe it would happen due lag because of a overcrowded map.

I usually get this after doing the plant ele duel dagger skill with lightening (skill#4)where you charge forward as a lightening orb. I’ve figured it’s just a lag issue and in my experience it fixes itself about 5-15 sec later. Been happening, like I said, during lagging issues (mostly when LA is packed pre-destruction and post).

Tazera.4739:

Good I found this post, because exactly the same thing happens to my ranger sylvari… specially in places like Lion’s Arch and sometimes in Eternal Battlegrounds. I have other characters, Asura, and Charr, and this never happens on them. However, with my other sylvari, which has one of the new faces from makeover kit, this never occurs. Also, when using way points to new locations, my sylvari character disappears for a while and the only thing I can see are his weapons. I suppose it’s because the places are overflowed, but again, this doesn’t happen to my other characters…

I get this often on my Asura. So, I don’t think this is the same as the Sylvari ‘bug’.
Also, I’m not sure it is just the head, as many times the rest of the body is covered by armor. It could be the whole character. I will have to remove my armor next time, to check. =)