Guild Wars 2

…GW2 minimizes and doesn’t actually crash! Hovering over the GW2 tile in the toolbar shows a line that almost looks like it is a sliver of the character screen, but clicking the tile will not maximize the window. Task Manager shows GW2 is “running” and it doesn’t generate a crash report at all. It will happily sit there “running” and showing the mildly animated sliver until I kill the window to try another fix.

This started today, and I was able to play normally after any patches Tuesday (Nov. I’m having no trouble installing, it is only after hitting “play” after successfully logging in that this happens.

I’ve tried turning off the firewall, repairing the .DAT file, deleting and reinstalling GW2, updating my GU card drivers(GeForce GT220, now Driver no 342), and I’ve not updated Windows (Win 7 FYI) for a few months due to fears of just this sort of thing happening.

Any ideas? I attached the .log file obtained by using the -log command and following the steps from start to closing GW2…

Vote is for Friday exactly as it was before the change – same times as before.

John Corpening.9847:

Hello All,

There are a couple of reasons for the change to reset time. One is for the overall quality of the game. …

Take this from someone who LOVES this game and is an MMO consumer for the last 17 years (UO vet). The game engine is outstanding in a world of WoW wannabes, and I truly commend everyone at Anet for their work.

I love reset night and you just killed it. Your customers play on the weekends, and your release cycle and work schedule should align. If you want to develop software for the Mon-Fri 9-5 crowd, go work at Oracle. If you want to make games – LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS and KNOW THEIR LIKES.

ArchonWing.9480:

Well, that does bring up a question. Are people there because of reset night, or just because it’s Friday night?

We’re there because it’s “Friday Reset Night.” Followed by, “Saturday, Let’s Go Paper Their Garrison” afternoon. Friday just happens to work great and makes it possible for folks in AsiaPac to play, too.

Constructive feedback – ask your customers what they want, what they like, what they don’t like. Craft a proposal. Either test market it or poll the customer for feedback. Adjust, proceed, and/or scrap the proposal based on said test or feedback. That’s how changes and change management works.

Based on responses, it appears this is NOT something hard core WvWers care for. Anet could have saved us some grief by ASKING first.

Logged in to specifically register my strong opposition to this change. How was this decision made – was there some polling done we don’t know about???

Seven, on runes, if one is set in the gear they’ll be running, do you suggest using Divinity runes as you can afford them? Are the Centaur benefits to swiftness superior to the spread of stats from Divinity?

You’re the reason people turn tail when they see Mesmers – thanks for that.

Quick question: do you base your run choices in part on cost so you can switch out cheaply? I was wondering if investing in Divinities would be helpful – I run the Sw/Torch – Staff build in your first post.