Guild Wars 2

Still having audio problems from one of the patches before HoT launch. I never hear every sound around me they cut out constantly during large battles especially my own weapons such as rifle and short bow they are nearly silent once and awhile I’ll hear a shot. Repairing does nothing changing sound quality does nothing on both audio cards I try between. Now after the latest patch my nightmare short bow makes no shooting audio on a thief and normal bows such as lion guard bow is very quiet but I can hear other people’s bows fine. I have no idea why but almost every patch messes with the audio now it’s basically busted even further. I tried lower sound qualities in Windows no effect nothing changes it so I figure it’s something still with the game, sure is frustrating was bad enough before now it’s even worse.

Been having this issue since even pre HoT and I saw topics on it when it first arose. When ever about even 4 sounds play others cut out even the player’s weapons, changing the quality does nothing. I thought in boss fights it would make sense happening since there are so many sounds at once but it’s even anywhere with a few sounds playing. Bow sounds seem to have more priority over rifles usually or the annoying Dreamer bows is all I hear everything is mostly silent then cuts back in once and awhile any voice from NPCS always plays. It’s pretty bad when you’re listening to it and 3 quarters of the sounds aren’t there. I wasn’t sure if this is still on going but it hasn’t been addressed for me since early FOV UI patches that’s about when this started anyone have this still? I can’t ignore it because it worked before fine now the sound is basically broken still nothing seems to fix it and it was after a implemented patch.

I noticed this too but not sure if it’s a bug, maybe they changed the way the camera works in the latest patch? In GTAV for console (PC version got free cam) the camera snaps back into place when you start to move even slightly forwards so I figured they played with the camera on this game to do the same thing because it seems to be like that. I hope it’s a bug then I can actually be able to have free cam again in GW2 at least. On GTAV it’s a annoying.

The pre patch before HoT, the large one that overhauled character skill trees made my audio cut out in large battles since it was implemented. I can never hear my weapons or sounds in large groups only maybe two sounds at a time from anything around me. I also have huge UI lagg now when in large battles you press them and nothing happens and you can’t use targeted area abilities, before they would flash then eventually work on their own. (This issue started actually before when the first FOV camera beta patch was introduced.) I did see topics way back but these issues haven’t gone away or been addressed not sure if anyone has had this still? Makes the game quite boring, sometimes the battle is almost silent or I get lower event ranks due to skill lagg, my FPS is fine. It does the audio issue on Windows 7 and 8.1 no change in hardware either.

Yup have had this since the FOV slider option BETA patch and I have any time I use any dye on preview. A lot of problems arose on that patch this was one of them and they are all unresolved.

Glad I’m not the only one having issues with this. First UI lagg is breaking the game for me since the FOV patch way back in large fights, now audio is getting cut out in large battles. It’s just making the game so boring.

I noticed skill using problems and UI lagg when they first implemented the First person/FOV UI. There were performance FPS issues with the game itself but they fixed it a bit after. Skill lagg and the way skills cancel out changed in that patch for me, kinda ruined the game they don’t que and flash anymore like some stated. I was thinking it would be fixed by now I tend to play less because it ruins event tagging. I can only use instants even then they don’t always work have to click like mad (AOE commands from a distance are almost useless in large groups of players.) Anyone notice after that patch specifically? I for sure saw this issue start to happen after that BETA UI patch.

Rentapest.6503:

I am experiencing massive skill lag/latency at world boss events. I have also noticed other players complaining about the same issue in map chat, at these events.

My ping before the event, even with the crowd, will be 30-40ms. But as soon as the boss spawns, it goes above 120ms!

It is impossible to cast any utility/elite skills while the event is up because of the massive latency and lag spikes.

I cast a ’Hunter’s Shot’ ability on my Ranger (Longbow #3) and it took roughly 5seconds before I stopped attacking and went into stealth. This clearly indicates a latency issue.

If this was happening throughout the day, constantly, or regularly I would accept that it might be my ISP or Router etc. However, I have absolutely no issues in PvP, WvW and Dungeons/Fractals it is only happening at world boss events! The timing on the lag is just too specific to be anything other than some kind of issue relating to world boss events.

I have attached a screenshot from the daily wurm event. While waiting for the event, with the crowds, my ping was 40ms. As soon as the pre-event and boss event were up, my ping was 80-90ms with massive skill lag. As soon as the boss died, my skills we fine again.

I have had this issue since the very first introduction FOV UI patch. All skills are almost unusable in world bosses with a lot of people. My FPS and performance is fine but skills are almost unusable especially AOE. If I try to use them from a distance they don’t work at all and keep resetting so I have to keep trying and get no hits in because of it. Before the patch they would flash and eventually hit now they cancel out so they are almost all useless. It’s made the game almost unplayable and boring lately because it’s affecting my rewards on bosses and they have not fixed it there were threads about it affecting PvP when it was implemented now I see nothing about it and no reply to yours.

xDjust.3129:

I don’t care about the items in the deluxe or ultimate edition of the game. But now I’m forced to pay 45 euro for the core game (which I already have) and an upgrade for heart of thorns. Can i play revenant? No, I can’t. I need to pay another 10 euro or delete one of my characters. I play since day one, I bought outfits, armor, minis etc with gems. (real money). I even bought that stupid broom which I used two times. And now Anet is telling me I need to pay 55 euro (expansion upgrade and character slot) to play as a revenant? I hope this is a big joke, or else I won’t play guild wars anymore. I know they are telling us the core game is free for New players, but it don’t feel this way. I know the have five character slots just like us, the veteran players, but they can play the revenant, which is part of the expansion, from the beginning, without paying 10 euro extra for a character slot.
I read about that veteran players don’t get the code for the core game. Which we should get if we are paying for it, then we can give to a friend.
So Anet, you’ll need to change your promotion. (and I hope you do) I don’t mind paying 45 euro for an expansion upgrade with character slot.

I don’t even have the character slot issue but it is what they needed to do it makes it worth 50 if that’s what they are solid on. To not include it and make 75 look like the right choice for Vets it makes no sense. I don’t want fancy gems and such just for being a player since launch like some want. I am just looking at the value and making a character slot is what they should have done to make it work and there would be way less complaints, they can fix it easily in-game delivering it to people though they just aren’t giving answers.

TheToxicFox.8710:

olTThreelo.6710:

In today’s world most companies idea of customer service and loyalty is defined by the absolute minimum they can do and still retain your business. If they think the masses will pay $50 + $10 for a character slot, that’s what they are going to ask of you. They have employees there who’s sole job is to get a feel for the community to see how far they can bend it before it breaks.

They don’t care about you or me, they care about what is in your wallet, period. Loyal fan who has been with them for 10 years or someone who has yet to give them a dime, means nothing, it’s all measured in dollars and cents. They will pay you lip service and tell you otherwise, but only a fool believes anything a snake oil salesman tells them.

If enough people complain, they will give you a character slot, but believe me, they probably went into this knowing this might happen and are controlling the situation, guiding the community to ask for as little as possible to make them happy enough to spend more money. Marketing and sales teams are taught how to maximize sales, not make people happy, unless it benefits sales.

This is the best comment I have read in this thread in the past couple hours. Great argument and very valid point. It’s exactly what they’re doing and what they have been doing for a LONG time now.

- Overpriced Gems.
- Currency Exchange (Less Gold for your Gems)
- Cosmetic Skins (Costs an arm. Doesn’t seem like much BUT does add up)
- Holiday events (Nothing is free anymore, event items have to be purchased)
- Items overpriced on Trading Post
- Very little content for biggest sum

I can’t think of any others off the top of my head but I’m certain others could continue this list.

This is why games in general are getting to 100 dollars US for new titles and DLC and expansions are so rampant as well look at new releases/pre-orders. People just pay and pay don’t care pay more for less (down-sizing products) everything is like this and it’s pretty bad how most just play into it… People that actually see this are considered whiners? More like thinkers before buying. A lot probably bought the 100 or 75 already without a care in the world but they are just feeding this monster.

Mooncaller.9634:

What I find most bemusing about this whole episode is I wouldn’t have 3+ posts in this thread and others like it, weariness, worry, new found / rekindled distrust for Arena Net and everything if the $50 basic version of the HoT expansion had included a character slot.

The only reason I ended up in this quagmire is because I went to buy the expansion, I was debating which of the packages I’d get, was about to talk to my wife about which version I’d get and which she’d like, and then ended up doing a total double take and wound up in a very bad taste in my mouth because at $50 the core game is included but no character slots are included even though a new profession is being added.

I cannot speak to the value of the content being added and whether it is worth $50, $10, or $5000. The content is not completely known, I haven’t played through it yet.

With the current pricing:
New to game: $50 USD = 5 character slots, GW2, HoT, 2 bank slots
Existing player: $50 USD = HoT

Cost of new account (i.e. 5 character slots, GW2, 2 bank slots) was what, about $40 USD, but $10 USD if you got it on one of those super discounts.
Cost of 5 character slots and 2 bank slots through gem store is ~5200 gems (~$65 USD).

By objective, non-content, non-speculative metrics, as an existing player I am being asked to leave somewhere between $10 and $65 of value added account features on the table if I buy the expansion in pre-order and add it to my existing account (at ALL price points).

The chutzpa of this really rubs me, a long time GW1 player (a game where I felt very respected as a continuing player) and a long time GW2 player, leaves me feeling very disrespected.

The funny thing is I wouldn’t have noticed, blinked, or cared had the HoT Basic pre-order at $50 USD included a character slot for the new profession.

I wonder how many others wouldn’t have noticed or commented if a character slot was included at all price points?
And I therefore how how much less of a PR “kitten” storm for existing players this would have been, well, and maybe potential players, because this seems to not be trending well on Reddit either.

Yep I’d get it too if it had a character slot, the way it’s set up most would get the 74 dollar one, maybe was that the plan? The 50 is strange and there isn’t much info on the HoT like you said and this a pre-order for something not even out. I’d like to get it but when I saw that I really don’t understand what they’re doing are they trying for the 75? How they set this up seems very off what the heck happened.

Man I saw this too while looking for release. Interesting they didn’t think of cache gett’n strange with this whole thing.

Lol surprised people just bend over and say charge me more cause you gave us free content for a B2P game. So you can charge us full price of a game for an expansion, this is why things get so expensive now for so little and DLC is running rampant.

I’m not complaining because it’s just for a joke but I can’t play like this either. I dunno they are like solid statues. I’ll just play it when it’s over it’s boring with the airplane prank but they tried something different.

I never use the sit animation for females because since the game came out when a female is sitting they don’t blink, kills immersion for me. I guess it will never be addressed though seen quite a few games where blinking is forgotten. Animations are usually very low priority on these types of games. I think there may be more animations with this issue but always noticed with the sitting one it’s like they’re robots.

Cyrus The Virus.5217:

I wouldn’t recommend starting a conversation in map chat about this issue either. I was just having a casual discussion about it after someone brought up bugs from the patch, and, long story short, I was told by a complete stranger that I’m poor and should kill myself for not upgrading my system. Nice to see the trolls now buying into the same logic that it’s individually to blame when there’s this many people, some with old and new computers, all experiencing the same problem. But of course, everything is our faults. The frustration is really starting to boil over. Please Anet just say something about this. I think everyone is just looking for a response at this point….

Oh they always say upgrade but I have a good system and I never brag about it and because GW2 runs terribly while every game I play new or old runs fine there is someth’n weird with the game that does not work well. I don’t need upgrading would be no use for me there’s no reason to so that argument and posting their computer hardware means nothing to me or anyone with lower PCs. Most of them just say I get 120FPS blah blah, you only need 60 at the most any higher is just nothing useful.

My FPS dropped when they first did the huge overhaul patch when they added the outfits system etc. I dropped about 15 FPS or so but it was no biggy although it bugged me as to why, it was after the Scarlet events. Also I have a huge increase in heat now. Now FPS dropped even more and my system is way above the recommended system requirements, but since every other game works smooth and this one laggs I’m not going to change anything for one game that always has had bad FPS. It’s their end for sure. And they are taking the same approach as Bungie does with Destiny it’s your fault not us, seems that way anyway. Lets hope they actually are working on it and make us eat our words?

As much as people posting hardware think the game should run smooth. I play many new games and they have FPS fine this game has bad FPS no matter the setting unless I have it on very low I get 60 constant. I’ve been playing since release and this patch made the FPS even lower for most.

I’ve noticed drop as well and also a heat increase now on the PC it’s running much hotter than it was something they did affected it altogether. I’ve noticed bad texture issues on bosses or missing altogether. As well as audio issues with characters talking in all different voices constantly talking, all after the latest update.

I used to only get this problem after using vendors and it would say a random voice after leaving contact. Now after this latest patch my character constantly does it when I teleport to any way point it’s quite annoying since it’s any voice from any race/gender makes no sense, immersion wise it’s pretty bad I concur.

The more we complain though I think it makes them sexually active we shouldn’t talk about it in anger lol. Maybe they get turned on by it like an arsonist does to fire think about it, it aint right.

I have had performance issues with this game only since the release on my system, it’s an i7 with Xcrossfire ATI 7970s, solid state drives and a lot of RAM. The game lags and creates a lot of heat. I am unsure why. I’ve talked to many in game they lag on good systems as well must be hit or miss or drivers like mentioned but I’m sticking with my drivers that work best for everything else.

Well they obviously are pretty afraid or they’d attack more productive targets, game companies aren’t like going after big fish so it makes no sense to me. Maybe they get a high off browsing the tech support but still doesn’t make sense to me.

It’s a bunch of weirdos using DDoS, can’t do much about it.

Ya it’s been so often now almost every time I play I’ve missed out on tons of events. These fake poser hackers using DDoS. This game is becoming pretty unplayable. These guys seem to be 12 years old in the head judging by how they talk about it on their chats. Dunno what can be done though. They are browsing tech support on these games too to see reactions, bunch of weirdos to be attacking gamers wish they attacked more useful targets. But I’m sure some real hackers will do something to’em.

Aye same here, I get lagg a lot since mega server but nothing like this couldn’t even do two events and it keeps locking up logging out. Hope it’s not the DDOS again going to play something else for now too frustrating…

Represents Seraph, to fight beyond where usual Seraph travel to show Seraph influence in areas, or something like that. He has a thing for Sylvari females and visits the Grove but does not admit it to people usually lol. He didn’t want to walk aimlessly around Divinity like his NPC copies so he asked Thackeray with permission from Anet for a more exciting job after much deliberation he was given this free roam like assignment. He is still expendable as the others but he doesn’t need to know that. He likes long walks by the sea under pale moonlight but this is because if he stands still much he gets very angry. This is because of his past with guarding things non stop for days on end. He wears the least undergarments possible so he is lighter more agile and free. There is an instance that change his outlook on the Seraph Guard thing when he had to guard watermelons for a day straight for the Queen’s Pavilion but it got quite volatile. There’s much more to this guy’s deep life but I’ve given the just of it.

Alright thanks, just wanted to confirm appreciate it.

I’ve been using the flamethrower it’s usually effective on smaller mobs but on bosses and champs when I start to do a lot of damage the numbers begin to not show up for damage so it looks like I’m doing none and my threat seems to be lower than it was. My rifle or pistols always show damage no matter how fast I hit or with what, flamethrower seems to be limited stops working then starts again once I ease off damage. Before some patches ago I would see constant numbers now it seems damage is capped? I’ve been reading release notes and heard talk of nerfing with it but I am unsure if it went through with the engineer. Didn’t know if anyone else experiences this maybe it means nothing if it’s not showing up on the screen but I can’t tell from the combat logs.

He’s awake again and he is hitting things again according to the hijacked Twitter account. Well I say “him” but I think it’s a few people but he’s part of it either way. Apparently he’s known by FBI already in the past for some other time he did this type of stuff which makes him dumb to even do this again. He’s very egotiscal and talks like he’s 5 years old.

Wildkitten.3872:

Wasbunny.6531:

A couple google searches and it’s easy to find out who this kid is. He’s already had his info posted by other hackers . I won’t post any specifics but I don’t think it will be too hard for authorities to find this kid.

If he is the one truly behind this. Personally I have my doubts because this is truly a massive attack because it’s not just Wildstar and GW2 being affected.

Now that being said, it is quite possible this kid has a relationship of some sort with the group who is doing this and they could be using him as a mouthpiece.

He says he was hired and they said a few locations of him not sure if they are real though they got a few addresses not just one. Hope they get them this is just silly it’s not even worth anything. Where’s Aiden Pearce when you need’em!

Ya I watched what he wrote he sounds like he’s a small kid hired by some other guy just great, some kid playing too much Watch_Dogs he’s too much ego hope that will be his downfall. Other hackers are tracing him and the companies are running rampant so ya guess we gotta sit this one out.

Ah their servers as well as many others are getting attacked apparently posing as some guy in the UK, hope he gets the book thrown at him although he’s hacking Twitter accounts dunno how this is going to go. Hope they get him somehow…

It’s happened to me every time I’m on Jormag since the patch dunno if it’s just luck but I haven’t been able to finish Jormag now since the last patch. It starts lagging and people get kicked including me and my UI doesn’t work anymore and people can’t revive eachother. I just got kicked twice now from it so I gave up.

DinoToss.4810:

Fellow Canadian here, same issue. as on about 40 mins ago game has been unplayable. ping tests to other websites come back fine. other games/internet activities are not slow.

P.S. about a year ago a court order made our ISPs stop throttling. http://promo.orderrogers.ca/trafficmanagement/en/?cm_mmc=Redirects-_-Consumer_Traffic_ENG-_-Traffic_2012-_-traffic
if you are with rogers here is an app to check if you still are, i’m sure bell has one too

Ah ya I saw that but apparently our internet is still behind and 3rd world technology ya was on Wow when they were actually doing that throttling luckily they stopped still l don’t trust them, off topic ha ha. Appreciate the info I’ll check it out. Ya I guess it’s Rogers the lesser Evil from Bell, I guess I misinterpreted since I didn’t play all day :\

Ah maybe patch issue or maintenance on ISP I haven’t played since yesterday morning I guess we’ll see? I logged in at a bad time maybe hope it’s just that. Thanks for the quick reply btw hope we get this resolved either way.

I have huge latency issues now after the latest patch. I connect it takes forever to actually get into the game to actually control my avatar even login. When I get in finally everyone is jumping all over due to the major lagg and my UI is nearly unusable due to the lagg and I eventually disconnect or get kicked. I do not know if it is my ISP end but this just happened after the patch, we do have a 3 company monopoly with telecom in Canada. They throttle our internet to 3rd world countries speed so maybe they are doing it to this game from recent changes? I just find it so odd now I was playing it every day now it is totally messed up unplayable. Anyone else having issues like this from Canada?

I have noticed comparing sounds that the rifle and pistols also explosions are lower volumes it has happened recently. Even arrows are louder than gun shots, was there a change in the audio latest patch? I have tried all the VOIP and windows volume changes with the MIC it’s always the same. The audio has always cut out in large battles but this is constant volume problems with specific sounds being lower or higher too even on default volumes.