Guild Wars 2

A few items I would like to see in the Gem Store were mentioned earlier, such as the White Feather Wings Backpack and Flute Gathering Set.

In addition to those, I would like to see these items return as well – Black Feather Wings Backpack and the Cosmic Gathering Set or the Infinite Unbound Magic Gathering Set.

Alias Wraithblade.2643:

Well, my connection was stable yesterday, now today it’s back to square one. Now anet is saying there’s package loss on my end. ran winmtr to check, next to no package loss that i could see. Surely it’s something anet did in the patch on the 18th that screwed the servers over, because it’s only gw2 i have the problems on and i’ve seen hundreds of people reporting the same issue ever since then. Meh, might just play something else until it gets fixed.

Earlier, I tested the waters again hoping things would be the same. But no, it was back to the same routine, an abundance of lagging, invisible enemies/NPCs and parts of the map slowly loading in certain areas.

I agree with you, the problems must come from Anet’s end. Ever since the character selection screen (Heart of Thorns version) was replaced during that patch, this game hasn’t been working properly at all. If these issues exist only with Guild Wars 2 and nowhere else, then it couldn’t be on me. And based on what I’ve read from other players, their experiences are similar.

Honestly, I’m considering sitting this game out until these problems are solved.

This afternoon I decided to perform a test run and see if anything possibly changed. Well, the character selection screen is still dark. But the icons and background images seemed to load a bit faster. The loading times for other screens were at its previous pace of a minute or two, which is good news. I was able to run around the realm without any problems. The character’s actions (in addition to using their skills) were smooth and thankfully there wasn’t lagging to report. Although I must admit, the game appeared to operate much better than before.

However, it remains to be seen if these changes are permanent or just a temporary fix. Either way, I will continue looking into each of your suggestions to be on the safe side.

Alias Wraithblade.2643:

I opened a ticket with Anet about a similar issue, ever since the 18th with mine being constant lag spikes and disconnects. It turned out Norton Antivirus was competing with gw2 and they advised to remove it which i did. Connection is better now but not perfect. May be worth checking that too if you have Norton or something similar.

After reading your post, it prompted me to make some modifications to my anti-virus system. I’m also a Norton user and the first thing I did was set the firewall to “Allow,” which seemed to do the trick.

Ever since the update which took place on April 18, I’ve been experiencing several problems while trying to play Guild Wars 2. The first of these issues begins after I log in and arrive at the character selection screen. Instead of the usual images appearing (ex: character icons, achievement points, PvP/WvW rank and etcetera), the entire area is black – with the only exception being the cursor that is shown. The theme song doesn’t play either. For several minutes, I’m looking at a blank space without any sound, while waiting for the screen to finish loading. It’s only until the theme song starts playing (moments later), when all of the images begin to show.

After selecting a character, I’m taken to the following screen which displays the character’s present location. The information that is usually posted such as vistas, waypoints, points of interest and so forth fail to show up. Once again, I’m faced with the same issue regarding slow loading times. Now I managed to keep note of how long the loading process takes, which turned out to be about five minutes. And that is rather unusual, considering most of the time it only takes a minute or two. When I’m finally able to enter the area, there is nothing but a blue screen with a few images. But I must continue waiting until the environment becomes completely visible before doing anything else.

Yet, the problems don’t end there. Whenever the character moves or uses any skills, I experience a severe case of lagging. The character’s actions feel sluggish, as if they’re moving in slow motion. When it comes to using waypoints for traveling across a map, that’s another difficulty – since I must endure extended loading times before reaching my destination.

I can run different programs and play other games just fine. The drivers are up-to-date; I’ve scanned the computer and made sure of all necessary updates. To my knowledge, things are working properly with the exception of this game. Due to the issues which seem to occur with Guild Wars 2, it’s pretty much unplayable right now. At this point, I’m out of ideas on how this can be fixed. Maybe, I’m overlooking something. But the only options I have are to wait and see if these problems are solved. In the meantime, any suggestions or advice on the matter is welcomed.

At the moment, my wallet stands at:

945g 85s 79c

The same is happening to me as well. It seems to occur whenever I try to preview the Ghostly Outfit, in which the client crashes and I am disconnected from the game – for the second time now.

Earlier, I attempted playing the game to see if anything might have changed. First off, the issue of slow loading remained but it didn’t require a long waiting period. The lagging I experienced was few, which allowed me the opportunity to play for a while. However, the client crashed again and it went downhill from there. After logging back into the game, the constant lags returned shortly thereafter.

At this point, the entire problem has become exhausting. On top of that, I can understand the feeling of disappointment; taking into consideration the amount of time spent enjoying this game. I’ll continue hoping for a resolution however, I just might have to sit GW 2 out for a moment.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

My game has slowed down markedly recently, as well. It was fine until a couple of weeks, or so, ago. Sigh.

Edit: I have experienced next to no crashes over the past nearly 4 years, though.

I’ve been playing for going on eight months now. During that period of time, I cannot remember the game running slow and lagging to this degree because of repeated client crashes.

The Johnny.9017:

Same happends to me, almost copy/paste of your problem… First client stuck on run for some time, then loading is going and going…(and its repeating every time) Tried with -repair but nothing changed… Sended 2 crash reports to ANet… I hope that someone will see ours problem and help us to solve it. I love this game but this is just disappointing…

Likewise, it seems no matter which steps we try to take in alleviating the problem; it ends up becoming an endless circle. Hopefully, someone will be able to provide a solution for us.

For the past couple of days, I’ve been experiencing a problem when trying to play GW 2. The game tends to load very slowly and constantly lags. I noticed this began to happen after the client recently crashed several times. (The client in question is the 32-Bit.)

The first of many problems is when I click the icon to start GW 2. The loading screen (featuring Rytlock) appears and keeps me there for quite some time. I started keeping track of how long it takes for the screen to stop loading, which is about five minutes. That is much longer than usual, when before it would take no more than a minute or so. After waiting, I’m finally connected to the log in section. For some reason, I have no problem signing in.

However, the trouble continues during the character selection process. The entire screen goes black and none of the characters’ avatars show up in the boxes. I have six characters, so it takes a while for the images to appear including the background setting. When all of the images are present, I then choose a character and get ready to play. Once again, I’m stuck (for five minutes as well) at the next loading screen that would lead to the area I want to visit. This time the information such as location, waypoints, points of interest, vistas and etcetera aren’t listed – which causes the loading to take much longer.

When I’m able to enter the area, I still have to wait a long time for additional images (NPC’s, the environment and so forth) to finish loading before going any further. As my character starts moving around or using their abilities, all I receive is constant lagging. The lags also affect my character’s movements and the game, both of which freeze occasionally. It becomes so frustrating, until I decide to give up and eventually log out of the game.

Narrowing down a specific time where the problem started, it was Monday evening while I participated in an event and the client proceeded to crash more than once. After that, it seemed the game hasn’t run smoothly since. I’m no stranger in waiting for things to load, with all due respect to my computer. But as of late, the game has been running very slowly since the client crash.

Lately, I tried different ways that might help to rectify the problem – defragging the computer, disk cleanup, frequent scanning and even updating the drivers. When I attempted to run the game again, the issue with extended loading time persists. I can run other games just fine, but GW 2 has this problem. Right now, I’m not sure what else can be done from my end. I enjoy playing the game, but these current circumstances make it nearly impossible to do so.

Does anyone have an idea of what could be the matter, or some advice in finding ways to solve this problem?