Guild Wars 2

…and so is every major siege in WvW or generally events with gigantic number or players unleashing all their skills. The game is unplayable in those cases and I don’t even know what’s happening.

My PC might not be high end, but it’s not bottom stuff ether!

Here are my stuff as shown by Right clicking to my computer:
Microsoft Windows XP (I never liked Vista and never botherd with Seven)
Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 3

Intel® core™2 Duo CPU
E4600 @ 2.40GHz
2.40 GHz, 2,00GB RAM.

My graphic settings are the defauld the game chose for me.
Tell me if you need any more info…

Well, it’d be useful to know about your graphics card, but the CPU is what’s causing the slideshow in WvW and heavily populated events.

CPU is very important for dealing with an area with a large number of players – yours isn’t great.

Lack of RAM isn’t helping either… your pretty much setup for failure unless you run at lower resolutions with mid or low textures.

They should provide Minimum Requirements specifically for major WvW sieges. If I were to suggest I’d say…

Minimums for extreme sieges, not really great but barely playable with an average of 10+ fps, below 1080p resolution and minimal eye candy:

- Windows 7/Vista 64bit OS (will support directx11)
- 4GB RAM (keep computer clean of background extras or use gamebooster)
- Quad core: i5 or better Intel CPU (Core 2 quad core q9550)
- Graphics card by generation: GTX 280, GTX 460, GTX 550Ti, GTX 650Ti, HD 4870, HD 5770, HD 6770, HD 7750

I’m not sure whether an i3 dual core with hyper threading would do it. Similarly, AMD’s best quad cores are questionable based on user experiences.

Your graphics card is not listed, but as you can see your RAM/CPU/OS are well below what I would call minimum requirements. If you want help choosing upgrades let us know your budget/goal.

And for a “nicer” experience…

Minimums of 20+ fps, 900 or 1080p and some eye candy during extreme sieges:
- Windows 7/Vista 64bit OS (will support directx11)
- 4GB RAM (keep computer clean of background extras, use gamebooster or increase RAM)
- Quad core: Second generation Intel i5 or better, first generation i7
- Graphics card by generation: GTX 470, GTX 560, GTX 660, HD 5870, HD 6870, HD 7850

This is all based on benchmarks and people experiences…

I’d agree with that, Swedemon, except for the CPU. Remove that AMD from there.

ZaxanRazor.6235:

I’d agree with that, Swedemon, except for the CPU. Remove that AMD from there.

Agreed, on paper and using passmark benchmarks they look solid but I’ve heard a lot of complaints on these forums. I’ll edit above.

AMD cpus always perform better in the synthetic benchmarks than real life, and especially gaming. They’ve not made a good range for gaming since the X4 Phenom range.