Guild Wars 2

Hi there,

I have no broadband so I’ve attempted to tether my phone and laptop and use the phone as a wifi hotspot. It is very slow.

Is using a USB connection going to be faster than using it as a wifi hotspot?

I have all graphics options on minimum but still have a ping well over 500 (probably much much higher in WvW) is there anything else I can do at all reduce the games demands on my internet speed?

Does anyone have any other tips or suggestions which might help me to improve the playability?

Many thanks,

Shadowraith

No, the huge delay you are seeing is the time it takes the packets to get from your phone to ArenaNet’s servers. Having a ‘Broadband Internet Connection’ is listed as one of the minimum requirements to be play the game. I know some people on these forums have tried using services that reduce the amount of ping, you can always try those since I know some have free trials that last a certain amount of time.

Please take a look at this thread. I’m too lazy to retype my responses:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/tech/Satellite-Internet/first#post2339680