Guild Wars 2

I would really like to see an option in the keybind section so I can bind a key to toggle show/hide all nametags. I already know there is a keybind (that when you hold it down) it shows player nametags, but I think it would be better if we could toggle them on/off with a keypress.

Reason being, I like to have nametags showing when running around in zergs (so I can see where majority of players are going) but don’t like to see them when in fights. Also, when running around in the world I like to have them on so I can see players in the distance, but hate having to hold a button down or going into the menu to constantly change it depending on what im doing.

Also, it would be good to have an option to tun off showing the nametag of ‘who ever is in front of you’.

Reason being, it’s just annoying.

Not sure if this’ll fix the issue as I haven’t experienced anything like this. But if it happened to me the first thing I would try doing is using the -repair or maybe even -autologin command line argument on my gw2 shortcut. You can find instructions and details here http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Command_line_arguments

It looks like your having issues with transparent textures due to reflections and sampling settings. I assume your running a Nvidia chipset as this was a driver issue for nvidia cards. I suggest uninstalling your gf card drivers, and doing a clean install of the latest WHQL drivers. don’t use BETA drivers for gw2 to be safe.

Also, once you uninstall your older drivers (and before you install your new drivers), download ‘driver sweeper’ from http://www.guru3d.com/content_page/guru3d_driver_sweeper.html and follow the instructions to do a proper clean of your old drivers.

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P.S If this doesn’t work google ‘gw2 transparent textures’ to get some info. With a bit of reading you might find an answer. I was only going by what I have briefly read regarding the issue people had been having.

peacefulpioneer.9280:

Well, thanks for the suggestions.

Another thing to note, when I started up GW2 just now, it crashed. When I started it again, it wanted to check for corrupt files, it found none, and the game is running again, with the same graphical problems present.

My Specs: I’m running Windows XP Service Pack 3, Intel Core 2 Duo 1.80 GHz, 2 GB RAM, on an ASUS P5B Motherboard. I’ve updated and installed the latest drivers for everything.

Admittedly, my hardware could use an upgrade, but I’m not exactly a wealthy gamer. Believe it or not, I bought this machine (used, from a friend) specifically because I needed a computer “Good enough to play Guild Wars 2”. Since then, the only improvements I’ve made are to the PSU and the fan, to keep it running smoothly.

Like sobe suggested, I stress tested my graphics card, and saw no problems. I don’t see similar glitches in any other game either. I’ve tried all kinds of settings. The first screenshot above is on the lowest settings (Best Performance), the second is on auto-detect (Same thing but with native render sampling), the other four are on best appearance. The boxy shape at the top of the screen seems to appear only with the shaders set to “Low”, and shrinks depending on the render sampling. The other light and shadow problems exist on all settings, move around as the camera changes (Making my screen flash light and dark constantly, which is irritating), and seem to be more frequent or more noticeable in certain environments and lighting conditions.

Your graphics card is pretty old (2006). If you say you have updated all your drivers, I assume you mean graphic drivers too? If so, and you originally ran GW2 with no graphical hitches, I suggest rolling back your gf drivers to an older one (as newer drivers on older cards can cause gf issues like this). It’s what I’d be first trying before concluding ‘maybe it’s hardware issues’..