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ROFL, I can’t imagine how terrible the performance on Mac OS X will be, compared to the PC version, which is an unoptimized mess.
Good luck playing at 15 frames per second.
I run GW2 on my two year old MBP bootcamped. I run it at high (not ultra) settings and get a smooth 50-60 fps. My wife runs it on my new retina display MBP bootcamped on ultra settings and gets 60+ fps. By the way, the retina display makes the game look AMAZING.
u mad bro? lol
I am over 60fps maxed out on a 54" Plasma. No. The two year old MBP’s should still be running the 650m. Not a bad card, just not great for any game graphically intense. Which GW2 is not.
Retina is nice, if you are a photoeditor. If not, it’s pretty much a waste.
I don’t find it to be a waste. I find it to be gorgeous. And when I plug my MBP into my 60" LED-LCD tv it looks gorgeous there too. But the kids are usually playing the Xbox while I’m playing GW2 so I’m okay with playing on my 15" of retina display.
It’s not like I’m trying to compensate for anything…. haha
No, I don’t think you are. I just don’t see the point of playing on a super hi-res screen with sub-par equipment is all. At a ridiculous price point. Dunno, I have been trying to tell the GF the same thing. She just wants the Apple, not a fast computer.
Meh, I’m just trying to break your balls, man.
I guess we can only go on our own experience and personal judgements on what is “sub-par” or “ridiculous” for a price point. I’ve been a software developer for 10 years. I know computers and operating systems. I’ve been a Windows developer for most of my career and lately (last two years) used Mac exclusively. In my own experience the higher price of Apple’s computers is worth it.
For me it’s like comparing a luxury car to a more moderately priced one. Now I don’t care about cars. I’m happy driving around in a regular ol’ Mazda. I have other friends who swear by their Lexus or BMW. For me I feel like they are paying a “ridiculous price point”. So, I actually understand where you are coming from.
I wouldn’t call myself an expert necessarily, but I do know more than the average bear about computers and software. It’s not only my personal opinion, but also my professional one, that Apple makes a better OS. Plus the fact they control the hardware and software of their products makes for a better product.
But all of that is tooooo reasonable and we should just go back to flaming each other and maybe making kitten jokes or something. That’s way more entertaining!
P.S. And also don’t forget! We all just love playing GW2, so why be all Ewww MAC or Ewwww PC! Let’s just all be happy more people can play a great game.
I also wanted to add my thanks to ANet for creating a Mac client. I’ve been a Mac user for over two years now after being a Windows user for, well… my whole life before that. I’m a software developer and after going to work at a place that uses Macs for development I would NEVER go back. I scrapped my Windows machines at home and we are all Mac now and loving it!
When GW2 came out I really wanted to play it so I bootcamped Windows onto my macbook pro and the game has been running great that way. However, I have been intimately reacquainted with the bloatedkittenthat is Windows. So, I’m VERY happy to learn I can soon blow away that partition and return my Macbook to a pristine Mac OS only machine.
I will, however, wait until the beta is complete and the final client is released…just in case.
THANKS AGAIN, ANET!