Guild Wars 2

Hi,

Every time I login to the game and try to access my characters, I get a game crash and this error (seen in topic). Basically when I get to a loading screen -> Crash.

Somethings that have been done:

-Drivers checked so they are updated (except for the final NVIDIA one)
-MemTest done 8 times to all stick separately and combination tests also
-Different graphics settings, though not all, have been tested
-Repaired and also reinstalled(redownloaded) the game a few times.

I’ve attached the error report. I also googled but didn’t find any answers for this problem.

Sil.4560:

But a smile on the face isn’t enough. Warriors should be laughing with the crazed joy of an axe murderer while they burst people down. Such is what is reserved for our privileged melee sister class which weakly prays to the gods to achieve what our magnificent warrior bodies can do after an intensely trained life of blood, sweat, and the manliest of tears.

But nah, I don’t really run GS/M+S build. I’ve actually killed that build multiple times on my own WvW warrior. It’s good that a class like guardian has trouble with it though, rather than being able to literally facetank yet another class.

Hahaa, okay!

Can you please tell me what build you use when you killed these warriors? Just a would-like-to-know thing, nothing else!

Also, it might be my skill not being enough as a player, but I seriously can’t facetank any players no matter what their profession is. Except maybe bunker guardians, those I can tank! What I mean is that I always have to use my heals, dodge their “most” important attacks, try to CC with the little I have (Not whining here!) and try to not get killed. Using shouts to cleanse cond. at the right time etc. I think every class needs to do this also, not just guardians.

Poxheart.2845:

Juba.8406:

what warrior build ?

The one that beat him.

Beat the beaten. :/

Juba.8406:

what warrior build ?

Regen/CC/mobility with good survivability. Some play it in cond.damage/tough/healingpwr and use longbow/2xsword.

Some just use it with sword+shield/GS and go berserker.

It hurts me..

:(

It makes me sad and frustrated.

I’m not enjoying the game anymore.

I mean come on, I can manage the engineers, necros and thiefs.

But you warriors? We brothers.. We are the soldier profession, I never thought you could do this to me with a smile on your face…

:’(

Any comforting words from warriors to help me get through this?

R,
Not-looking, a sad guardian

Hi everybody!

This issue has resolved now for me atleast.

No visible fix provided or reason for this issue. I downloaded a new patch (very small) and BAM, everything is working now..

Looks like Anet did “something”..

I will still ask for a reason or if Anet did something in that small “hotfix” patch.

Yasi.8942:

i have the exact same issue plz update this thread if u find the source of this

I will update this, but they need some more info/data from my PC using some software. When I get home (soon), I’ll provide it to them and then we will see what they have to say about the issue.

No matter what happens, I will update this thread every max. 12hours.

Don’t lose hope,
Not-Looking

Hi!

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

Basically anything over 2000 points is able to hold the FPS over 40fps easily in big fights!

I’m running i7 3770 3,4GHz OC’d to 4,05GHz and I have 100fps+, dropping to 50-60 fps in ZvZ.

R,
Not-Looking

xristosmk.5608:

@Heienkatso
Already know that about AMD and INTEL cpus ! Unfortunately for my work i need as much cores as i can (video rendering and stuff like that …) So i can’t switch to intel !

Since i bought that GFX card, i obviously can buy a better CPU but i think that’s not the case, cause i’ve seen better performance with my older GFX card… ! Why spend some more money ? And if i get a new cpu and then i have the same drawback ?

I keep reminding you ppl things i said ….
I’ve played GW2 from beta testing as i said ! I never had problems and the only things has changed since then is the gfx card and the SSD i bought ! I am a WvW maniac .. so i was playing with lower fps in general! But GW2 never glitched like it does… !

And last thing… ! No, i won’t change my cpu cause it’s the easy way to say where is the problem! I never had a problem since now !! Yeah maybe intel is better for gaming but i can run other games FULL MAXED settings as i already pointed without one single frame miss !!

Hi!

Sorry if I offended you in some way, didn’t mean that and I apologize!

I understand your issue and these are my tips for you:

1. Don’t know if you tried it already, but shadows and reflections really take alot of CPU performance away, can you try without them and let me know how it works?

2. If your performance has been alot better and now after a long break is alot worse, I can’t really say for sure what could cause that. GW2 gets updated all the time, 6th of August came a new patch that added some graphic options to the game and its looks are “evolving” I guess.. However I would suggest you to open a support ticket for Guild Wars 2 support. They can “confirm” this.

3. Overclock the CPU and make sure that all cores are unparked, this helped my friend with FX8350.

Anyway, I really hope you get some kind of resolution to this issue, I know its a bummer to play this game with low FPS! Sorry I’m out of any other ideas, but I’m sure GW2 support can assist you more!

All the best,
Not-Looking

Caedmon.6798:

Heienkatso.9628:

Mechi.5102:

Check your settings.
The patch reset my graphic settings to highest possible. I had to lower it all back down for my four year old 295GTX to play normally.

Hi!

This is not the issue, my fps is the same whether I run the game at the lowest settings or the highest.

Patch changed something in the code and how CPU gets utilized. The 5% utilization only (in any core) is the issue.

R,
Not-Looking

Bull,that’s not happening to me..my fps is exactly the same as it was before.Why dont you try a repair on the client and deleting local.dat first….

Hi!

Can you share your computer specs? I’m trying to map the variables in CPUs, that are having this issue!

I think everybody knows this isn’t affecting every single player right now.

Thanks,
Not-Looking

xristosmk.5608:

@Sossa
It’s not that i don’t wanna hear that answer… i wanna hear what everyone has to say and in fact i wanna hear from someone at anet too.
As i already mentioned … “My cpu is being used at 50 – 60 % on all cores” ! I meant that i was monitoring every single core and some were used at 60% some at 50% or others inbetween… ! I overclocked my CPU to 4 Ghz (i have a Noctua NH-D14…) cause i already said i’ve done my research before posting over here and i did find people mentioning CPU bottlenecks and sollutions… ! Nothing the only thing i gained doing that was some more heat on the CPU but not much to cause trouble … ! FPS stayed the same .. CPU usage the same !!

And btw how do you explain tha Crysis usage – performance? How do you explain that guild wars 2 was running better (not on max out specs ..) with my older nvidia … ?

There is a video on youtube with a guy having the same problem with me and he is running GW2 on a much newer cpu than me…(if i find it i’ll link it here …)!

@Caedmon: As i said …… i’ve done researchs! Don’t make me repeat things i already mentioned people … ! If you wanna say something let it be more creative than just a straight …"it’s your CPU ..Duuuh !!

Hello!

I have a static FPS of 35 as of the last “bug” fixing patch that came out on wvw reset day, dropping it effectively from 100+. You might be suffering from that issue. I’m currently at work but will continue troubleshooting with Anet support after I get home.

However I wouldn’t like to tell you this, but Guild Wars 2 really is more about single thread performance, rather than the overall performance of the CPU. This is something that AMD CPUs really suffer badly from due to their architechture being different than Intels.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

Everything with over 2000 point should be sufficient to run the game over 60fps except in ZvZ fights.

Remember to take reflections and shadows completely away and try it out that way, that helps ALOT.

R,
Not-Looking

Mechi.5102:

Check your settings.
The patch reset my graphic settings to highest possible. I had to lower it all back down for my four year old 295GTX to play normally.

Hi!

This is not the issue, my fps is the same whether I run the game at the lowest settings or the highest.

Patch changed something in the code and how CPU gets utilized. The 5% utilization only (in any core) is the issue.

R,
Not-Looking

Update on this thread:

I’ve sent Game Advisor reports to support with/without services and GPU-z screenshot. After I get home today from work, I’ll need to provide more data to support.

R,
Not-Looking

Hello!

I have this exact same issue, my forum post about this:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/tech/Patch-dropped-fps-100-to-35/first#post2596617

Create a support ticket for this issue, they will guide you forward from there on.

And fyi, get game advisor and GPU-Z reports ready as you’ll going to need them.

I’ll update my thread as I know more.

R,
Not-Looking

Update to the issue.

Running everything on low will not change the FPS, it is still running at 35-39fps MAX. My CPU utilization is less than 5% with LOW settings.

I have created a support ticket for this issue, no answer yet though.

In the mean time I tested with other games and everything is working correctly like earlier. No driver updates done, so I assume it is the new patch that is doing this..

R,
Not-Looking

Hi,

My specs:
GTX780
i7-3770 OC’d
16gb ram
SSD

About 4-5hours ago, there was a small “patch” downloaded (about 40-50megs). After that my fps went down.

My fps is normally hovering in 100+ everywhere, but now it is 35-39, not a single frame more.

I checked my GPU/CPU usage, CPU usage has gone from 60%+ to 5% and GPU usage from 70% to 40% when I’m playing.

I have no issues with other games, this all started after the most recent download for GW2.

I asked in WvW for this issue with other people and I got reports that they have their performance degraded also.

Anybody else having these issues?

R,
Not-Looking

Thanks everybody for the replies, negative and positive! I’ll try to improve my plays with tips gotten from here!

Kinda nice actually to get so many good posts regarding the matter!

Regards,
Not-looking

Psybunny.8906:

1. It’s D/P not P/D, D/P is alternative backstab spec to D/D.
2. GS 5 goes through stealth, if you hit them you have a guaranteed pull, if not you have an indicator to his position.
3. If they dodge GS pull try to interrupt them mid heartseeker just after they lay down black powder, shield 5 can do that perfectly. This denies them stealth and leaves them vulnerable with a lot of ini spent.
4. Thieves hate retaliation, GS 4 is good for this.
5. Watch out for the basilisk venom icon, if they try to backstab you from distance just dodge after you see the heartseeker animation from black powder field.
6. Shelter is best pvp heal on guardian.
7. Invis =/= invuln, keep moving erratically and keep autoattacking at all times, if you see your autoattack chain goes through then you’ve hit him.
8. Don’t stand in black powder fields.
9. Use hammer 3 and 5 (he’ll need to waste a stunbreak) to zone him in, you’ll outlast him in a face to face battle. CC first, then damage. Thief is an excellent profession to evade/kite telegraphed attacks.
10. Don’t panic with your skills, don’t spam everything.

P.S I’d use some knight pieces and soldier runes instead of that PVT. 15-16k high toughness guard is totally fine for pvp. I’d suggest carrying a scepter+focus or scepter+shield with you. Scepter melts thieves.

First of all, thank you for the reply!

1. Sorry, I don’t know the correct name, I think it is main-hand dagger and off-hand pistol?

2. The projectile of GS5 can only hit targets that are seen when the skill is activated. If no visible targets when activated, no projectiles will be flying. Thanks anyway!

3. This is a very good tip, I haven’t thought about it at all! However I am running Hammer/GS/staff (2 of those 3, mixing as I roam).

4. In my post I mention resets. This belongs to one of them – not attacking while retaliation and shouts(boons) are up. That would be kinda bad from them, wouldn’t you agree?

5. Basilisk venom is not as scary as thiefs guild. I know it sounds wierd, but extra damage without taking any damage is very good against a guardian.

6. Shelter is a good heal, also we get might for blocks -> more heals with AH. A good thief doesn’t all-in on me, he kites and waits, exhausts. Attacking while guardian cannot attack, but is blocking everything, is not wise.

7. This is what I do, thats why I get them to sub-50% hp A good tip though!

8. Yeah, I won’t. I’ll try think about this even more now.

9. Both skills are interruptable and none of those are stuns, only 5 is a knockdown if you run in to it. You can blink over it or what usually thiefs do is that they use the shortbow and just jump over it. This is a very good point since bad thiefs usually waste their stunbreakers in this kind of a situations. You cannot heartseeker over this, true, but shadowstep and shortbow skill(Sorry I really don’t know what is it called) will work just fine!
“Wards can be bypassed by jumping, Teleporting, or Stability.”
-http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ring_of_Warding

10. This is a very good point tbh. I know my problem is that sometimes when I see the 4k->3k combo, I panic because I think he will drop me down instantly

Many people suggest Knights gear. And I understand it yeah. But I got same amount of crit and more power than they right now. I have 200 armor less, and 4k hp more.

Anyway, I thank you for your time and list, let’s hope others contribute as much as you did!

Thanks,
Not-looking

Hi,

I’m kinda new player in the game, only had GW2 for about 2½months now. I’ve always had issues with thiefs, but after the recent nerf to thiefs, so many has moved to p/d build and this is giving me issues.

Now it seems that I’m completely unable to contest them in 1vs1 situations. 1vs1 is manageable against bad thief players. They usually win me 90% of the time if they know what they are doing.

Okay, so this is how the fight starts normally:

I see them and they see me, I attack on them with running (To not waste leap). They make a smoke field with p5 and jump on it -> stealth. They backstab me and drop my health to about 60% (I know, it is usually alot more % of hp pool, but I’ve got p/t/v gear! ). After this I usually have to whirl to get them defensive. This they will evade – every single time. Since that is my main source of damage, they can afford to use all their endurance on that. Everytime I get a thief under 50%, they will reset. The issue is that my cooldowns are so much longer (I am shout build with double cond. removal from shouts) than theirs, so they just “endure” me an wear me out. Also, good thiefs just kite me with p/d and shortbow. My sustainability isn’t good enough I think.

What I would like to know from you guys is that what do guardians do when they win you? Also how do you handle guardians overall? I know we are not a 1vs1 prof. and I’m not the greatest player, so any help you can lend is appreciated!

My build is 10/0/30/30/0 build, similar to this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2oZjIuKX0

Thanks,
Not-looking

Crapgame.6519:

Heienkatso.9628:

No problem, but it isn’t anything fancy. This is, or was, Christos (sorry if I mispelled) healing build. I probably didn’t do it much justice but this is what I recall and have been running for a while now. Usually greatsword, focus, and sword. However, I also mix in greatsword, staff, and shield. I like the shield for some strange reason.

0/0/10/30/30

valorous defense, purity
vigorous precision, superior aria, selfless daring, two handed mastery, elusive power, battle presence
inspired virtue, vengeful, virtue of retribution, absolution resolution
power of the virtous, indomitable courage

This is off the top of my head – I couldn’t check and I can’t read my notes I originally wrote this on- sorry. I do know I always use:
Signet of Resolve, Wall of Reflection, Save Yourself, Stand your Ground, and Renewed Focus.

I don’t recall how much I dodge heal for. Sorry. I know I can usually outlast and wear them down. Either one of us gets tired and leaves, or I make a mistake (often) and get killed. Honestly, my biggest issue in this game is keybinding and staying on target. I lose track of so many targets it isn’t funny One minute I have them, then next I don’t and I just to never never land scrambling to find them all over and land a darn hit

So yeah – newb who has played since beta’s and still learning

Hi,

Thanks for this, I’ll definately try this out. I’ve always thought that 30 points in Valor tree is a must. Nice to see something different!

All the best,
Not-looking

foofad.5162:

Just so you know, Attack is a meaningless stat as it isn’t included in any damage calculations. Power is what matters.

Hi,

Attack = power + average weapon damage, that is the reason why I mention it!

Regards,
Not-looking

Crapgame.6519:

No, I don’t think you got that bad all of a sudden. I think some classes got adjusted more maybe over the last few patches with this one being major for 1 or 2 classes. We didn’t get any negative adjustments. But depending on your stance we got something.

I know I’m probably going to be changing but waiting till Friday I think. I mostly roam solo or in a duo in WvWvW and while typically doing well, this week I’m getting destroyed. I don’t think it has much to do with the patch but rather than the server (Dragonbrand) who roam with 60 or more…so fights haven’t been much in my favor regardless if they start 1 or 2 v 1 they quickly turn into 1 v 10

I’m in all clerics gear, accessories, all exotic (no ascended at all). In fact, I may be to the point whereas I can withstand only yet not kill anyone (case in point a up ticked ranger earlier – I just walked away). So I need to change something just not sure what.

Clerics
1,594 power
1,019 precision
1,604 toughness
1,255 vitality
25 condition damage
45% boon duration
18% critical damage
2,548 attack
9% critical chance
2,876 armor
14,195 health
1,320 healing power

Sitting with a bank of Knights gear, hammer. I also have 102 laurels and a metric ton of honor badges. Was thinking of trying to mix and match a good build using zerker gear for dps but also fit in a bit of heal/health. I like to use shield, great sword, sword, focus, staff, and torch. I’m just not good at this so the cleric/heal build is what I’ve used for a while now but I guess that needs to change…

Hey!

I would love to see your traits, could you kindly share them? Your power doesn’t seem so low, neither does your attack! But your vitality is very low, normally this isn’t a problem, but I think conditions will do more %dmg compared to your health pool. That healing power is good, I would like to know how much you heal with dodge rolls!

Regards,
Not-looking

Amins.3710:

This was a patch for Conditions no doubt.

I switched to even more Condition removal and -condition.

Is that your group setup, pug’n it, or solo/roam? You could probably bring your Pwr down some and add in more +healing.

Try adding Dwayna Runes 4 piece.

Hi,

I am only talking about 1/2/3 vs. 1 (me being one of the many).

I think I’m maxed in condition removal as much as a guardian can be. Shouts remove 2 conditions, I have the Signet passive and Purity that remove the 2 conditions per 10seconds. Why should I go Rune of Dwayna, for the extra healing power?

From what I’ve understood in the little time I’ve played this game, the guardians survivability is based on critting -> having vigor boon up -> able to dodge + heal. Hence you need to have healing power and crit.

Against melee classes this is fine, you can do it quite easily and actually withstand alot of damage – even with my healing power being only 700ish or so.

However I have issues with Eles and Necros because they CC me (I am bad or having bad luck but I can’t dodge these, they are just simply too fast for me.) and then get their conditions and other CC on me. They force me to go defensive immediately – blowing the Signet to heal me since dodge only provides shelter from direct damage, conditions still roll in the backround.

It seems they can “add” conditions to me much faster than I can remove them.

Can you please tell me, how much healing power should I work towards as a guardian?

Thanks in advance,
Not-looking

After the patch I’ve had tremendous problems with necromancers and elementalists. I had problems with them earlier, but now it is just impossible to win them at all. Their damage seems to be now just.. I don’t know… so much “faster” I guess you could say.

I don’t really know the other professions, I am quite new to this game, but if any guardians out there reading this cry-for-help, please let me know how you are handling them as of 25th June ->

I run 0/0/30/30/10 with GS and M/SH, My gear is a mix of clerics, knights and pwr/tough/vita. with shout/cond. removal/AH/purity and sold. runes (The standard 2conditions removed/ 10s and shouts remove 2 conditions also.)

Stats are:
3200armor
2800attack
707healing power
17k health
28%crit
33%crit dmg

Thanks for everybody in advance and please help a player get better!!

Regards,
Not-looking