Guild Wars 2

Ok I just read the system req. for the Mac its now saying for GW2 Hot I need Mac OS 10.8.xx or later well I’m running on a Mac Pro thats served me well for the past couple of years and can’t afford a new PC or let alone replace this Mac Pro, and I’m running on 10.7.5 and can not upgrade to 10.7.5 from what Apple has said, SO how is it I can play the game now just fine and now HOT I can’t even play anymore?

Well I have talked to some people and there is no way I can’t upgrade to 10.8 at this time without getting a newer computer, and sadly personal family comes first, yep life throws a wrench in your life, so as of this Tuesday I’ll enjoy the new changes and then will be moving on from GW2 for awhile its been fun playing this awesome game but in tell I get a new PC or a Mac its pointless to even log in, I’ll be uninstalling the game, thanks Anet and the awesome people I have meant in this game, I’ll try to be back when I can.

You could always run the game through Bootcamp and use the PC version that way. Some people claim better performance via Bootcamp anyway.

the sad thing about Bootcamp is it runs in 32bit witch is slower and I’m guessing the PC specs require a 64bit OS on windows, I’ll just have to come back when I get a new Mac or New PC its just sad the game works great for the system I have right now but Anet has to move on just like I have too, its just hard giving up a computer ( Mac ) thats running so well for my needs but thats life

racheloflite.6217:

the sad thing about Bootcamp is it runs in 32bit witch is slower and I’m guessing the PC specs require a 64bit OS on windows, I’ll just have to come back when I get a new Mac or New PC its just sad the game works great for the system I have right now but Anet has to move on just like I have too, its just hard giving up a computer ( Mac ) thats running so well for my needs but thats life

Bootcamp can run either a 32bit or 64bit version of Windows. It just depends on which you install. I play GW2 using bootcamp and a 64bit version of Windows 7. I used to use 32bit windows 7 via bootcamp which also worked well, it’s just a bit better with 64bit since it can use all of my RAM.

Guys thanks for the answers and such, but I think its time I get a new PC but sadly right now thats out of the question tell this family issue is taken care of and this isn’t going to be easy more like 2 or 3 years I wish I can tell but its to personal, I’m just wondering how 10.7.5 is so bad that 10.8 or better is needed, my guess is 10.8 or better just has better drivers and graphic enhancements that 10.7.5 just can’t handle, see my Mac Pro is a Xeon Mac Pro 1.1 witch is over 10 years old yes, if I had the 3K or 4K I’d get a newer Mac Pro or even an IMac 5K but some people have said there not that great for running games. Anyways I just think right now I’ll just be playing ESO since its the last game I have that doesn’t make me go Bootcamp or some 3rd party program that just half a**’s games on Mac.

There’s absolutely nothing saying that your mac won’t run HoT. It is just below the minimum requirements and is therefore unsupported. It may run absolutely fine, but you won’t get any support if any issues do crop up.

I wish its that simple but not knowing for sure and Anet not going to support it I can’t take a chance to spend 100 bucks only to have it not work, I’ll just wait, I just was hoping someone at Anet would have explained something but there is nothing its all good, anyways have fun playing HoT I’ll just talk to my guild to see if they can keep me on there roster.

The system requirements for the base game you are playing (I think) are now 10.8.x anyway, so if you’re running the base game on an OS less than that now, the chances are, I would say, quite high that you will be able to play HoT anyway.

Can’t say it’s for definite, but I think it’s likely you’ll be ok.

Operating System Mac OS-X 10.7.X or later
Processor Intel Core™ i5
Memory 4 GB Ram
Hard drive 25 GB available HDD space
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 320M, ATI Radeon™ HD 6630M, Intel HD 3000
or better
Internet connection Broadband Internet Connection
Input Keyboard and mouse/equivalent

as you can see the base game is 10.7.x better

ok I have all the requirements for HoT but the OS can someone give me some help Penel, and FlamingFox said I might be able to play HoT I need to know if anyone has done this with the game here or any other game out there? I really want to get this game so bad.

racheloflite.6217:

Operating System Mac OS-X 10.7.X or later

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as you can see the base game is 10.7.x better

My mistake then I guess, but regardless I still think you’ll be alright, since the Mac Beta is simply a Wine/Cider wrap emulating a Windows OS. I think they just put higher than standard Minimum System Requirements just to cover themselves.

racheloflite.6217:

ok I have all the requirements for HoT but the OS can someone give me some help Penel, and FlamingFox said I might be able to play HoT I need to know if anyone has done this with the game here or any other game out there? I really want to get this game so bad.

The thing is, if you’re already able to run the GW2 program and have it open and fully functional, then nothing is going to stop you from being able to play HoT. The game will still execute in the exact same way, and the base elements of HoT will be loaded onto everyone’s .dat regardless of whether or not they buy it. So you will absolutely be able to play HoT (I think), the idea is that it may just run a little slower if your computer doesn’t meet the minimum requirements. If the only requirement you aren’t meeting is the OS, then I don’t think it will matter at all. You should theoretically be able to buy HoT when it comes out, see if it runs, and if it doesn’t run just ask for a refund. Anet are usually pretty good with refunds.