Ok i have a top rig built a few months ago and until 9/9 patch i could run events like jormag on highest settings as long as i turned off name plates. Sure there was a bit of lagging now and then but basically i was completing these events fine.
Since the patch, my game regularly crashes to desktop just b4 the boss dies. It never happens at the start or the middle of events, its always right when its almost done and so i miss out on my rewards.
I’ve not bothered saying anything as i’ve seen people making posts about various crashes and figured the issue will be fixed, but instead, it seems to have gotten worse. It was especially disheartening getting dc’d at Tequatl the other day as i rarely get a chance of getting a good map for the event and have basically given up trying. But my guildie got a good spot for the event and invited me, but even being in party with him didn’t guarantee me re-entry to the same map after the crash.
And so there’s a pattern that’s developed with these crashes, Karka queen, Tequatl, Jormag, all happening just b4 the bosses die.
Here’s the weird thing. when these crashes happen, it goes to my desktop and brings up that optional crash report for Anet, but b4 i can do anything, it returns me to the game and sometimes i’m even able to continue playing for a short while, then it completely looks me up and freezes my PC.
I hope some of this info is helpful to the devs and it would really be nice to see some kind of a fix for this soon. Thanks.