Guild Wars 2

Hey everyone. I have been playing this game since launch but beginning a few days ago every time I log in I get terrible lag. Nothing has changed with my computer/internet and all of my other online games/services work fine. The game loads fine and I have no trouble logging in. It runs smoothly but when I use a skill it just does nothing for 10 seconds before finally I see the animation, and it takes a few minutes for the online members of my guild/friend to register. Any idea what could be going on? Thanks!

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Hey everyone. I have been playing this game since launch but beginning a few days ago every time I log in I get terrible lag. Nothing has changed with my computer/internet and all of my other online games/services work fine. The game loads fine and I have no trouble logging in. It runs smoothly but when I use a skill it just does nothing for 10 seconds before finally I see the animation, and it takes a few minutes for the online members of my guild/friend to register. Any idea what could be going on? Thanks!

You mean you didn’t change ISP; doesn’t mean something isn’t wrong between you and the GW2 server. It all depends on how your ISP routes your traffic.

An example: I was playing WoW and my server was in LA. My ISP was routing my traffic through Chicago. Between my town and Chicago was a bad link. However, my other games worked fine; because those servers were East Coast and I was being routed through Pittsburgh.

The Guild Wars 2 servers are in Texas; if memory serves me correctly. Its completely feasible that only GW2 seems to be effected and no other games.

Bring up a command window and type in “netstat” and then launch guild wars. See what new IP addresses appear. One of these is bound to be your server. Then try a “tracert IPADDRESS” and see if any issues appear.