Guild Wars 2

Just a quick one and i know this isn’t exactly what some people want to hear,

After giving up on the FPS on WvW i decide to go and do structured (as it is only when there 50+ people spamming spells do the issues come up).

Maybe just do this for bit? I am not making excuses for them in the slightest and think it is shoddy. Why have a game mode you can’t play???

For those that it is affecting all modes related to pvp (and in some cases pve) i truly am sorry. But after playing structured i am enjoying it even more. I am actually playing PVP and not P vs fort wall.

IPunchedyour family.7294:

I understand your frustration but just to reiterate, don’t go spending any money yet man.
From someone who’s been suffering from, studying this issue since the release date the only surefire way of getting good FPS is to own a Desktop Based i7 (read, not a laptop) preferably current generation 3770k or superior.

The powerful i7 is the only thing that people having a good game experience seem to have in common. GPU doesn’t seem to matter to any great extent. RAM is more or less not a factor. The only thing that changes the game experience from bad/mediocre to good is the CPU and that will require you to pay around $1000+ for a whole new system.

It’s simply not worth it, nor is it fair that you should be expected to own a system like this to play the game. When there are people with laptop i7 processors and desktop based i3-i5s who are getting <30 FPS in PVE it’s the game with the problem, not your computer.

The issue is stability, and that’s for ANet to work out. Admittedly your system is old but you should be able to achieve a playable game with low settings. That has not been provided for you. You shouldn’t be expected to spend more money on hardware to get a stable low spec game experience.

Thank you so much everybody who helped me, it is appreciated. I understand i don’t have the greatest pc of all time but its nice for somebody to clarify that i shouldn’t be having as much of an issue as i am.

I also find it funny that somebody had to consolidate all the FPS issues into a new thread. Obviously shows how many people are suffering because of it.

Need to go to bed as well, will revisit tomorrow

Have reduced everything to minimum, nothing more i can do bar turning the thing off.

I’m happy with the 15-20, at least i can see what i am doing, but i bought this game solely on the basis i can play PVP yet it turns out i can’t do that.

How much do run of the mill with nothing spectacular but competent rigs cost nowadays? What parts of my current machine could i salvage to save on cost?

I will wait for the optimization to come first however if it never comes I wouldn’t be surprised. Game companies generally “forget” about their titles post release and i don’t expect this to be any different.

Thanks for your replies so far guys, much help xx

For somebody who basically completely computer illiterate how much would it be to upgrade to the 2 suggested things above?

This wouldn’t involve a replacing everything would it or just this one part?

I know how to play games and listen to the wife drivel on about handbags, not pc tech stuff.

Hi all thanks for looking.

Running around server i get anywhere from 20-35 fps, in WvsWvsW it drops to as low as 2-3 fps with zerg groups and fort attacks. I am more than happy for it to stay at about 25 permanently. If i can get more then great but it is not required me to play the game and enjoy myself.

2-3 fps is not acceptable.

If i have to throw money at the situation then i am happy to do that but before i go throwing money away please someone tell me this.

Is this Arenanets fault or mine?

If it is mine then please tell me what i need to go and get please

Specs :

Intel® Celeron® CPU E3400 @ 2.60 GHz 2.60 GHz
2.00gb ram
32bit operating system
Running on Vista
Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 (drivers up to date with current version)

When i first purchased the game the launcher said i had incorrect hardware installed so i updated my Gfx card and upon doing that the warning symbol has not come up.

Finally please only post if you have something constructive to say and please don’t tell me to go and buy £200 parts when £100 parts will be sufficient. I’ve got money spare but not money to burn.

Thanks !!!!