Guild Wars 2

Had another small patch just now and the game seems to run just fine again for me.
…Seems I was probably right. Patch was just messed up.

I’ve got a similar issue, though no pixel madness as you are describing.
I do however get a “hardware failure” message just before the character selection screen and a webpage opens detailing the “possible problem” – but here’s the kicker…
I never changed hardware! The game updated today and went broken on me.
My bet’s on the devs screwing up the patch. (Pardon my language.)
Not happy with this current state.

I cannot even get to the character select screen.
Apparently I have a hardware failure, even though yesterday when I played the game ran as smooth as can be.
Maximum details, 1080p native, at 60 FPS with a dip to 50-55ish on super busy moments. 45-50ish when running in supersample.
(I use MSI Afterburner to keep track of that while playing, for those who are curious to know.)

I recently changed to a monitor that is bigger than my old one…size wise but not resolution wise.
I went from 1920×1200 (16:10 – 25.5’) to 1920×1080 (16:9 – 32’)
However, this change was last week and thus pre-patch AND the game actually ran BETTER with the new screen… It’s a smaller (but negligible) resolution change, so that was to be expected.

All my other hardware didn’t change in the slightest.
Yet the recent patch destroyed my ability to play the game…not happy with that.
Here’s hoping this is just a patch error and not my 8-month old computer dying.
All my other stuff runs better or the same as before, so my money’s on it being the patch that’s the problem here.