Guild Wars 2

Good questions. I’m sure these are burning questions on many of the Mac users minds. It would be fantastic if we could get news on this.

I <3 being able to play on my Mac os and I tend to have minimal issues (nothing I can’t fix… Normally), but a native client would be even more awesome

At least bug fixes lol ;p

Agreed. An update at the very least.

A native client would be amazing. In my opinion, too, having a stable client that reaches Mac users would draw more people to the game. It worked for WoW (I played solely because I could only run a Mac back then, in pre-Boot Camp days) and I think it would work for GW2.

Also, glad to know I’m not the only one with the hawk-on-a-stick issue.

For a while I thought their silence and lack of progress on the beta was because they were working on a native client. I mean, why spend time on the cider port if you have something much better coming out? Yeah…that was months ago. At this point with no updates what-so-ever and the increasing difficulty getting any mac specific support at all leaves me feeling this is all we’re getting (and maybe the hawk bug will get fixed but that is about it). I’d love to be wrong but that is about what I’m expecting at this point.

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@Just that is fantastic! I just asked this question on a forum posted in game bugs. Hopefully another Anet team member can give us an idea.

I perfectly agree. Any official piece of information from Anet would be a sign of respect for mac users that don’t run bootcamp. Two weeks ago Ashley Segovia from Technical Support wrote there was “no update at the moment”. At least can we ask IF and WHEN there will be any update about mac beta client?
I’m afraid Nageth got it right…

Lol Trog! Well played!

Exciting:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1595403
That is a thread on people testing gaming performance on OSX 10.9

Someone asked if anyone had tested Guild Wars 2 and this was the response they got:
“It is actually playable now, I am getting FPS which is only slightly lower than on Windows. And the annoying stuttering when rotating the camera is almost gone.”

So it looks like hopefully 10.9 will offer a performance boost for most users. Just have to wait for (August?)

Lol, I’m still in 10.7 <.< I was hoping our client would continue to work with that for a bit, or we get a better client

Kyllaa.1385:

Lol, I’m still in 10.7 <.< I was hoping our client would continue to work with that for a bit, or we get a better client

D: Why no 10.8
I hated Lion, it was honestly the worst. Mountain Lion has much better performance. But yeah, upgrade to 10.9 when it comes out (absolutely no point in 10.8 now, congrats on saving yourself $20 xD)!

Lol, it came out while I had a ton going on and never got around to it… Then I was worried I would lose functionality of a few of my programs that I don’t have disks for any longer… I wanted to upgrade for gw2, but hubs tried to convince me otherwise (he has 10.8 on his MBPr and it runs gw2 beautifully). Anyway, yeah, 10.7 has problems relinquishing “inactive” memory for the gw2 client… I was trying to hold out for non-beta ;p

FlamingFoxx.1305:

Exciting:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1595403
That is a thread on people testing gaming performance on OSX 10.9

Someone asked if anyone had tested Guild Wars 2 and this was the response they got:
“It is actually playable now, I am getting FPS which is only slightly lower than on Windows. And the annoying stuttering when rotating the camera is almost gone.”

So it looks like hopefully 10.9 will offer a performance boost for most users. Just have to wait for (August?)

10.9 actually includes OpenGL 4. We’re not 10 years behind anymore! So yeah, mac game support might significantly improve if Apple actually cares about game developers (and I don’t mean the trot iD or whoever on stage for a WWDC demo then ignore everyone the rest of the year).

Nageth.5648:

FlamingFoxx.1305:

Exciting:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1595403
That is a thread on people testing gaming performance on OSX 10.9

Someone asked if anyone had tested Guild Wars 2 and this was the response they got:
“It is actually playable now, I am getting FPS which is only slightly lower than on Windows. And the annoying stuttering when rotating the camera is almost gone.”

So it looks like hopefully 10.9 will offer a performance boost for most users. Just have to wait for (August?)

10.9 actually includes OpenGL 4. We’re not 10 years behind anymore! So yeah, mac game support might significantly improve if Apple actually cares about game developers (and I don’t mean the trot iD or whoever on stage for a WWDC demo then ignore everyone the rest of the year).

From what I can tell it isn’t the most recent version of OpenGL 4 though, which is a bit sad. But still, a massive improvement xD.

Personally I’m fine with beta. It works for the most part. I would appreciate it if they did at least let us know what was going on, good or bad. It’s the absolute lack of information that bothers me.

What Trog said.

Monsoon.2589:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Personally I’m fine with beta. It works for the most part. I would appreciate it if they did at least let us know what was going on, good or bad. It’s the absolute lack of information that bothers me.

I am not fine with it…I am happy I don t have to boot into windows tho but I still can t buy gems via the Trading post and instead I have to drive to bestbuy or Gamestop to buy cards.

If you have windows then you can just boot into that, and you at least have the option of driving to a store to purchase the cards.
Try living in a country that is often neglected by gaming, electronics and technology companies where you can’t just drive to the store to buy that kind of thing…. (I do have bootcamp so it’s not like I would be at a loss, but I’m just trying to point out that when you have other options it’s a little ridiculous to treat it as if it is the be all and end all). The trading post and gem store do not make the game.

Monsoon.2589:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Personally I’m fine with beta. It works for the most part. I would appreciate it if they did at least let us know what was going on, good or bad. It’s the absolute lack of information that bothers me.

I am not fine with it…I am happy I don t have to boot into windows tho but I still can t buy gems via the Trading post and instead I have to drive to bestbuy or Gamestop to buy cards.

This should have been resolved in an update a few days ago. Have you done the other steps mentioned in this forum related to fixing bugs? Unfortunately, due to the lack of information/respect for Mac customers, I am guessing there will be nothing past beta any time soon if ever. While I have bought a few gems after the bug was fixed, I’ve maxed out my bank slots, bag slots on all my alts so I probably won’t buy anymore at this point. I’ll probably convert gold if there is a cosmetic item I want. I agree, driving to a store to buy a card to support a system that won’t even provide their customers information is something I would never do.

Monsoon, try this: (I know this is off topic, but I wanted him to see it)

Delete the contents of the gw2 data folder, it’s a pain to get to the right one: this step is a general fix for many tp and graphics issues

Mine is located under the hidden Library folder (navigate using finder, do not use spotlight to search)

/[yourharddrivename]/users/[yourusername]/library/application support/guild wars 2

You may want to copy/paste this folder to your desktop as a temporary back up, just in case.

Delete the contents of that specific folder (you should see files like this contained within “config, dyndata.dat, user.reg, userdef.reg, and folders p_drive and wineserver…namestuff…loca..[long name]” just to list a few), then re-run the client..

~~Your folder is probably hidden (as is the default). Hidden folders display as greyed out text and icons. I found this after googling:

http://m.wikihow.com/See-Hidden-Folders-on-Mac-OS-X-and-Other-Recent-Models

Would still like to get an update on this. You guys seemed so eager to jump to the occasion when the Gem Store went down. Are our pocket books the only thing you are interested? It would be nice to see some support thrown our way for once.

Still waiting for an update on this issue.

Aigisthos.3059:

Still waiting for an update on this issue.

I would suggest not double posting to bump threads, it just creates clutter for people who are looking for support from broken clients etc. If the devs are looking at these forums then they will already be well aware of requests for updates – if they aren’t then bumping doesn’t achieve anything. We kind of just have to play the waiting game and see what (if anything) happens.

Are you guys also having the bird glitch in WvW?

Monsoon.2589:

Are you guys also having the bird glitch in WvW?

Yes the lazer falcons are a known bug. I see them in PvE from time to time as well. I even saw it once in PvE on a ranger that had a bird for a pet.

Ashley has stated that she will pass it along, it is considered a known bug on Mac and, of course, no eta on a fix. Someday our laser hawks will devolve back to normal hawks.

Laser Hawk issue is bizzare because Owl’s don’t have the issue and I would have thought they used the same model. Is there anyone with a ranger with a Hawk who can tell us if their pet hawk is a laser hawk or not? It might be helpful to know if it’s an issue isolated to Enemy hawk’s or if it’s an issue with the texture/mesh?

Yes, my hawk does, but my eagle does not, nor my owl.

I tested it immediately after it started and I have screen shots from a couple weeks ago. Tested it again after the 1.11 build.

Kyllaa.1385:

Yes, my hawk does, but my eagle does not, nor my owl.

I tested it immediately after it started and I have screen shots from a couple weeks ago. Tested it again after the 1.11 build.

Ok so that sort of suggests it’s an issue with how the texture is behaving with the model, since I’m almost certain that all of the small birds use the same model.
We should try running the game with the -dx9single command and seeing if that effects the laser hawks. I know back when I was using Crossover/Wine using -dx9single resolved texture stretching issues, but I have no idea if it would have any impact or effect on a cider port?

One more week passes by…. I am alone on this island and the batteries from my radio are slowly dying. I have tried many times to contact someone with the hope of hearing from another person but it seems my transmitter is not strong enough.

Maybe they are ignoring my calls for help… I will try again next week

Foxx, have you tried that command line?

Nope I haven’t yet. I completely forgot

Lol, no worries… I haven’t had time myself.

When you guys have a chance to try it out can you post the results? Thanks!

This will be remembered as the Guild Wars 2 Mac disaster. Arena Net really doesn’t deserve a cent from us. I never will buy anything again from them.

Please will we be in Beta forever? Why is it so difficult?

Oh come on, it isn’t a disaster. Yes, we’ve been shown basically zero respect (as usual) but this is hardly the worst treatment we’ve ever had. How about the whole Everquest port right before Everquest 2 came out (which put Mac users on their own server and we never got Everquest 2). The whole “oh nuts our game is dying and we need to pump up the player base numbers lets fart out a horrible port for toasters, consoles, and macs” strategy didn’t happen here. We got a mostly usable port close after launch. (If you would have told me that GW2 would get a mostly usable mac port waaaay before Torchlight II I would have thought you were nuts.)

But yeah, communication here is lacking to say the least. I’ve been crashing less in WvW (takes playing near a mega zerg for a few minutes before I crash instead of crashing before the mega zerg even loads). But I have no clue if this is due to any changes to our client or just happy spill-over from Windows client changes (probably the later). At this point my stance is continue to use the game but do not recommend to anyone on mac (I was recommending pretty heavily after the launch of the beta client). If they show any public interest in mac users again I’ll reconsider. If the game becomes completely unusable I’ll also reconsider (in the oh hey ESO is out direction).