New Update - Drains Power?
Now that I think about it, my power did seem to go down rather quickly last night… I only played for about 2 hours. I’ll test it again today if possible and follow-up.
I do know mine used o drain under heavy load and on occasion, but I don’t remember it going solid orange and staying there. I was at 92% charge by the end of the 2 hours with constant power supply (no disconnects). I have a healthy batter… Again, will test ASAP.
^—- You can’t take plugged in charge battery as an indication of this. MBP’s periodically allow the battery to drain itself while plugged in because the lithium ion batteries need power to be either constantly put in or out. MBP’s won’t ever let you stay on a 100% charge because it’s bad for the battery and shortens its life. So being down at 92% just means that it was allowing the battery to drain for a while at that specific time. If it goes below 90% then it definitely is using more power than is being input, but I don’t think it will.
Also, I would not recommend playing GW2 on your battery without being plugged in. You’re gaming and forcing the laptop to switch to the higher powered graphics card rather than the integrated. The battery will drain quickly and you will increase your battery cycle count – the more your cycle count increases the less charge your laptop can hold.
-Edit- Ok, it does seem to be draining power… Went from 74% down to 73%, however that was after 1 and a half hours of playing, so I don’t think it’s a serious issue. But definitely not ideal.
(edited by FlamingFoxx.1305)
I have not noticed this yet but I will keep an eye out and see if I notice the same thing.
(MBP 17" Late 2011)
I found it varies from play to play. I’ve only played a few hours over the last few days, only 1 time I had “significant” battery drain. (significant meaning it took my battery more than a few minutes to recover after playing, normally it catches up depending on heat and activity level)
I will still keep an eye on it as well.
I found it varies from play to play. I’ve only played a few hours over the last few days, only 1 time I had “significant” battery drain. (significant meaning it took my battery more than a few minutes to recover after playing, normally it catches up depending on heat and activity level)
I will still keep an eye on it as well.
Yeah well it’s based on how hard your system is having to work, so if you’re doing a large event, WvW or are in Lions Arch the power is more likely to drain. Whereas if I’m in a less-used area like Timberline Falls it isn’t so system intensive and my charge actually goes up.
Exactly what I was referring to. But there is a slight difference in this new client version.
Exactly what I was referring to. But there is a slight difference in this new client version.
Oh yeah definitely, before recently I’d never had the battery go below 98% while playing.