I am a Verizon user. I was having major issues. Somone posted this. I took a chance. I used this person’s suggestion. Fixed my issue instantly.
Kilam.4913:
I’m also on Verizon in the NYC area and am experiencing this issue.
Instead of setting up a VPN, try this workaround:
Edit C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts using notepad (run as administrator)
Add this line at the bottom:
174.35.56.164 assetcdn.101.arenanetworks.com
I downloaded the patch successfully today with no problems. Im running windows 8.1 and i have Fios. I played the game for a bit and it was working fine. But then when i went to shut down my laptop, there was an update for my computer. I shutdown and updated my pc, but now the game client wont load. It starts off strong but then it hits 0kb/sec. Could my update be effecting this? Do you think your patch would work for me too? I am also currently new to GW2.