Guild Wars 2

Dehuang.2053:

My issue is fixed btw

Nice!

I decided to call it quits till they optimize the game. I just upgraded to a i7 4700k Haswell 4 gen Intel architecture, a Gigabyte z83-D3HP motherboard (even had to upgrade memory, since I had ddr2) . My video card is a Sapphire HD 6950 Dirt 3 Edition (with 6970 shaders unlocked, and yeah, have tried the game with stock bios also, since the card has dual bios, same results on GW2). And I still have 8 fps, everything on low.

I’m not gonna continue scratching my head, installing and reinstalling, and tweaking stuff, just for this game, while every other game I play, runs great at 1080p, everything on high settings.

When you took the screenshot, the system probably was already throttling down cause of the high temp of your CPU (93 ° at 1100 MHz is too hot for your CPU, wich should be running at 2200 MHZ) . You should check the fans and heatsink (dust). If all is good, then I would clean and reaply heatsink compound.

That happened to me, resolved the issue with overclocking. But now, the problem came back, even with overclock settings. Stuck again at 1x pci e instead of 16×. Was at 64 fps. Now again at 8fps.

I was thinking it was the Catalyst drivers, but it happens also with Nvidia cards. The port goes 1x on normal use. It supposed to fire up at 16x when gaming.

Tried with Windows 7 and Windows 8. Power profile on High Perfomance. Card on the 16 x port. Tested with over 10 different drivers (Catalyst) versions (from 13.1 to 13.12.

So, the main problem is, pci express port getting stuck at 1x speeds when we play the game. That’s why we get low fps. (port on 16x I get 64 fps, everything on max, 1080p.) With port stuck on 1x, I get 8 fps, everything on low.

Forget what I said earlier. It was the PCI e port running at 1x instead of 16x (you should check that in your system).

Now I’m at 63fps at 1080p, everything on High. Tnx to sirsquishy for the help.

Mr. sirsquishy, YOU ARE MY HERO. The port was working and stuck at 1x, even with no other PCI e card attached to the motherboard. I was about to give up when decided to run the smart quick boost utility (for OC). The overclock utility resolved the problem.

Now Im at 63 fps , with all graphic options at high. The problem was the port link speed.

Dude, tnx!

Using only the PCI-E slot for the video card (a Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 Dirt 3 Edition with unlocked shaders). Tested unlocked and with stock firmware. Nothing else connected on the other PCI-E ports. Anyway , gonna check that now.

Don’t waste money. It’s the game. I upgraded from a Phenom4x to a 4th generation Haswell i7 4700k, and still have the same frame rates.

I have tested all the solutions I have found (form Arena Net, and users). Even, I have installed ALL the AMD Catalyst drivers versions from 13.1 to 13.12 (using driver sweep to make clean installs).

I have a 4th generation Haswell i7 4700k micro architecture processor (the latest from Intel) that’s why I know its not processor related bottleneck. Also I tested and re tested with an AMD processor (I had a Phenom 4X) Had the same frame rates that I have now.

I tweak and tweak and tweak graphics settings (including resolutions), everything on low, and the frame rate stays the same : 8 fps. So, it means it isn’t graphic processor bottleneck either.

I have Windows 7 with Service pack 1. Everything is updated. Tested with a fresh Windows 7 install.

So, after testing with different motherboards, different processors, different memory, different settings and tweak, tweak, tweak. (while the rest of the new generation games tested (that need and ask for higher hardware specs than GW2) runs perfect at the highest settings… there’s only one conclusion:

It’s the game. One of the patches messed all up.

So, to the OP (Original Poster) don’t waste money or time like I did.

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  The problem was the PCI e port speed. It was stuck at 1x instead of 16×. Tnx to sirsquishy for the help.

I build my own gaming rigs since 286-386 cpu era. I’m a computer technician. The game started to give fps problems to people since one of the Guild Wars patches (google it) . I have tested and tried everything (the last resort was upgrading, thinking a got a CPU bottleneck. Even got an Intel CPU instead of a new AMD .The thing is, I own over 500 pc games. And the only one giving problems is Guild Wars 2. Yeah, I know, Guild Wars 2 is CPU intensive. And I have a HIGH end new CPU from the not so cheap Intel.

So make a guess why ARENA net made a STICKY FPS issue topic on this forum?

Cause the game is having fps issues.
Im not talking about 40 or 35 fps. Im talking about 7 to 15 fps max.

Which is unplayable.

It’s the game. I just spend $620 on an upgrade (new motherboard, new CPU Intel i7 4770k and DD3 memory). My video card is a Sapphire ATI HD 6950 Dirt 3 Edition (so I DON’T have hardware bottlenecks) Reinstalled Windows and everything.

Still I get 7 fps. I CAN’T play.

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The problem was the PCI e port speed. It was stuck at 1x instead of 16×. Tnx to sirsquishy for the help.

Again, the main characteristic that people mention about Guid Wars franchise, is the balance of the game. Not a grind fest like others MMO. No monthly fees. That’s what made the game stand out from the rest MMO.

Playing with armor and stuff feel almost like modding. Everybody has the same stats, the difference may lie on the diferent armor pieces, traits you choose and upgrades mixes, until you find the perfect stats for your play style (condition damage, or stealth based, maybe full dps or a tank).

And I’m talking abour WvW, where you play with other real players. That’s why I keep mention about balance. For dungeons, and PvE, I don’t mind if people want to have The Armor of The Tricolor God of Evermore.

Heck, I don’t even mind about Legendary weapons in WvW (even that those are out of reach for me) . They look cool and the raise in stats is not that big, and it’s just one item. I don’t mind about the ascended trinkets (that gives more room to play with stats) available to WvW players that can be exchanged with stuff you earn PLAYING WvW.

But now, were talking about a full set of armor, a full set of weapons, a full set of trinkets, and full set of infusions. The combination of all that, definitive, will give an advantage in WvW, on one vs one and zergs. And the hardcore players that have lots of free time will get those, AND enter WvW.

And if gear would not make a difference, between been alive or death on the floor all the time, I would just enter with greens, blues or even rares to WvW.

That’s what I mean.

And about the “Farmville” comment, I was being sarcastic.

WvW should be balanced. Even 10 vitality can make a difference (for example, when you are about to die and need just one second to complete the healing spell with 3 illusions up).

Everybody had the option to make their gear and mix stats as they like. Exotics are fine with me, since I don’t mind some farming or investing the gold you earn on mats or complete pieces. And sure, its kind of fun (to craft stuff). Also, the other armor sets, had the same (or similar) stat numbers, but with different skins. You could make the diference with skill points, traits, the sigils, signets, jewels, etc. The choice was on the players hand, and everybody was on the same terms.

Now….

I can’t compete with someone that can play and farm 10 hours daily (or more). You need lots of gold for the mats, either you play a lot, or pay real money.

Uber farming (gear grind) or spending real money… this is where the game is heading.

Sound familiar?

You know.. I have a family and a full time job, and like video games. I decided to get this game cause it was supposed to be balanced. Your win/lose situation on WvWvW (I don’t play dungeons) would depend on player’s ability, not on gear.

Now all this craze about making ascended armors and weapons. I definitive DON"T have the time to farm stuff and laurels and bla bla bla don’t know what other stuff needed to make a set or a weapon. Even the hardcore gamer’s that can have the time to farm are complaining about the difficulty and the TIME to getting the mats.

Soon, lots of people that can afford to play this game all day, will have ascended stuff vs the normal players that the most they can afford is exotic.

This game is just becoming like the rest of online FARMING video games. If I wanted to do hardcore farming, I would play Farmville, for Christ’s sake.