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Megaservers and RP

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Hi,

I am not happy with how megaservers are functioning. As RPers, we were assured that we didn’t have to worry, because we’d by-and-large be seeing the same people we’d normally see on our home servers. I do recognize guild tags and such when I log in these days, but the /community/ of RPers seems so desolate now. It’s really disheartening to walk into areas which have always been busy hubs of RP and find nothing. No one. Through effort, I can still communicate with people in my guilds and on my friendslist and coordinate someone to be an ‘anchor’ who can pull all the others to them into the same overflow, but this seems so preposterous to me. Even if I were not an RPer, it seems ridiculous that players have to go through these extra steps to simply meet their friends and do things together.

I’m really disappointed and really disenfranchised.

Please, ArenaNet, do something. I don’t want to leave, I really don’t. I’ve made great friends and have built stories and worlds with other people. I don’t want to lose that, but I feel like you don’t care about me or RPers. Sometimes I wonder why developers seem not to care about RPers when we are a group who truly appreciates and immerses ourselves in the world you’ve built—in your stories, your environments, and all the little details you’ve painstakingly created. And on the whole, we don’t need much! Mostly, we just need areas to congregate and a way to consistently meet up with each other. I am a fan of the pretty clothes, I admit… however, I feel like I can’t roleplay because I am wandering around and I am lost. I really have no clue where I am in relation to my friends, or the other groups of RPers I have encountered in the community since game launch.

Tonight I logged in and went to an area where I have always found RP (Maiden’s Whisper) and found it completely empty. All of the Rurikton courtyard was empty. How can this system be working as intended when I am so obviously not placed with other roleplayers from Tarnished Coast?

The silence on this very valid concern is really worrying and frustrating.

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Gem Refund, is it possible?

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Thanks! I’ll try to ask. It was a matter of less than five hours, and I didn’t think it would hurt to try my luck. But in most retail situations it IS pretty common (at least in the USA) to accommodate customer service requests of this nature. I would certainly never ask if I’d purchased the gems weeks or days ago. But five hours or less? I think it’s a reasonable request, whether it is honored or not. Thank you for the link.

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Gem Refund, is it possible?

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Hello there! I hope this is the correct place to post, but earlier this evening I bought a character slot for 800 gems. Then I was kicking myself because a few hours later, character slots were on sale for 20% off! Noooo! Is it possible to have the discounted price? I didn’t think there would be harm in asking. Thanks in advance

Uninstanced Salma, new walls.

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It makes me so happy to know that you are listening, Anet!

Uninstanced Salma District

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It’s obvious that U. Salma wasn’t intended to be accessible, but I’d love to be able to talk about the reasons for that with Anet. It’s a great area for RPers and a shame to lose it. RPers spend a lot of time in the world built by Anet. Not moving from mob to mob or event to event: but enjoying and making use of the spaces Anet builds. Please reconsider the decision to close the uninstanced Salma district. The fact that so many use it shows their love and enthusiasm for the world you have built, Anet.

Uninstanced Salma, new walls.

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Eiken.6821:

I am fully in support for opening up salma gates or least leaving how things were, there can still be instanced and none instanced.

However:
This needs to be posted in the suggestions section for the developers to see, not this game discussion

Do you happen to know if this thread can be moved entirely to that forum, or if we’d need to make another thread?

Uninstanced Salma, new walls.

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Haha, yes! We RPers are cash cows for town clothes, transmutation stones, style kits, and name-change documents. Not to mention bank slots, for all those RP clothes! Seriously, I bought three to house my character’s wardrobe >_>

We like giving you money, Anet!

Uninstanced Salma, new walls.

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I have to agree with Lowest Truth. It was obviously an area not meant to be accessible, because you had to jump over all sorts of obstacles to get in.

The questions we’d like to discuss are whether or not this area really needs to be closed off. Are there technical reasons? Client-side or server-side reasons? Story reasons? Is it possible to allow this section of the world to be open to use?

Uninstanced Salma, new walls.

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Yes indeed! An Anet rep even attended one of those meetings.

Uninstanced Salma, new walls.

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Yes, lets be careful of our tone and be as constructive as possible

Uninstanced Salma, new walls.

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It’s a shame! They make very interesting spaces that I, personally, would love to use past their “personal story” use. As a roleplayer, every time I find some beautiful little nook or an empty building I hadn’t encountered before, I get excited. I just wish that instead of creating something and then “barring the door” when they are done with it, Anet would leave the more innocuous things open to player use. Let us enjoy what you’ve built, Anet!!

Uninstanced Salma, new walls.

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I know it doesn’t necessarily matter to people who don’t RP on Tarnished Coast, but for our server, an entire player-run community developed in uninstanced Salma. There is a player-run hospital, a shelter for children and people displaced/hurt in the world of Tyria. There is a player-run teahouse and tavern, and numerous other player-driven efforts. Communities and guilds are based there.

We all know it wasn’t intended to be able to go inside, but it’s such a beautiful piece of the world that has so much potential to a roleplay community, especially since the uninstanced version is basically a bunch of empty buildings just waiting to be used.

Anet, is there any way to reconsider this action?

Bluescreen and restart on game launch.

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The rest of that crash report.


—> Stack <—
027DFBA4 00c6c50c 012aef60 0000020e 00000000 ….`.………
027DFBB4 012af004 00000000 61746146 6964206c ..…..Fatal di
027DFBC4 652d6b73 726f7272 34312820 20293035 sk-error (1450)
027DFBD4 72206e6f 00646165 00000009 00000001 on read………
027DFBE4 00400128 7ffde000 027dfc38 7c92843d (......8.}.=..| 027DFBF4 00400000 00000001 00000009 7c92846f ..………o..|
027DFC04 027dfc7c 00000001 7ffde000 00000018 |.}………….
027DFC14 7c90118a 01214fe0 00000002 027dfc04 …|.O!…….}.
027DFC24 7ffde000 027dfc94 7c90e920 7c928478 ……}. ..|x..|
027DFC34 7ffd8000 027dfca4 7c935c6b 027dfc68 ……}.k\.|h.}.
027DFC44 7c919a8f 7ffd8000 7ffde000 00000000 …|…………
027DFC54 00000103 0cf552c0 00001204 027dfc90 …..R……..}.
027DFC64 7c90f65c 7c90f661 00001204 0cf552c0 \..|a..|…..R..
027DFC74 00000103 027dfc6c 7ffd8000 027dfcd8 ….l.}…….}.
027DFC84 7c90e920 00001204 000005aa 027dfca0 ..|……….}.
027DFC94 7c809430 000005aa 0cf552c0 027dfce8 0..|…..R….}.
027DFCA4 7c801a1c 7c80189c 0cf552c0 0cf552c0 …|…|.R…R..
027DFCB4 00000000 2c4bda00 a19f50e4 027dfcf8 ……K,.P….}.
027DFCC4 00669f25 012aef60 0000020e 012aefb4 .f.`.……..
027DFCD4 000005aa 012af004 00000002 012aeef8 …………..
027DFCE4 012af004 000005aa 062526c0 00000000 ..*……&…..
027DFCF4 0cf552c0 027dfe44 0066a732 062526c0 .R..D.}.2.f..&%.
027DFD04 000005aa 0cf552c0 06252640 7c9048b8 …..R..&%..H.| 027DFD14 7c905d48 00000000 00000001 027dfdbc H].|..........}. 027DFD24 00000000 00000001 7c900000 7c9000d0 ...........|...| 027DFD34 027dfd24 00000001 027dfd5c 7c910385 $.}.....\.}....| 027DFD44 7c900000 00000000 027dfe18 7c917c02 ...|......}..|.| 027DFD54 7c900000 027dfdbe 007dfdb8 027dfdb8 ...|..}...}...}. 027DFD64 027dfdbe 7c917ca7 7c90df5a 7c919b23 ..}..|.|Z..|#..| 027DFD74 00001244 00000000 00000000 05ed1140 D...........…
027DFD84 093f4bb0 000003d4 7c903400 00000000 .K?……4.|….
027DFD94 00000000 027dfed4 7c900000 00000103 ……}….|….
027DFDA4 0cf552c0 00001204 027dfddc 7c90f65c .R……..}.\..|
027DFDB4 7c90f661 00001204 0cf552c0 00000103 a..|…..R……
027DFDC4 027dfdb8 746e696f 027dfe24 7c90e920 ..}.oint$.}. ..|
027DFDD4 00001204 000005aa 027dfdec 7c809430 ……….}.0..|
027DFDE4 000005aa 0cf552c0 027dfe34 7c801a1c …..R..4.}….|
027DFDF4 7c80189c 00000000 0cf552c0 06252640 …|…..R..&%. 027DFE04 2c4bda00 00000000 a19f5234 027dfe24 ..K,....4R..$.}. 027DFE14 00665d5f 027dfe20 0cf552c0 027dfe34 _]f. .}..R..4.}. 027DFE24 00000014 027dfe28 027dfe15 00000005 ....(.}...}..... 027DFE34 00002cb0 000005aa 06252640 00000000 .,......&%…..
027DFE44 027dfe5c 0066a9b2 0cf552c0 06252640 \.}…f..R..&%. 027DFE54 0cf552c0 061ae310 027dfe68 0066b3f9 .R......h.}...f. 027DFE64 0cf552c0 027dfe84 0066dfe0 0cf552c0 .R....}...f..R.. 027DFE74 00000000 061ae310 00000000 05c43220 ............ 2.. 027DFE84 027dff2c 0066c856 0cf552c0 00000000 ,.}.V.f..R...... 027DFE94 061ae310 061ae350 05c43220 00263358 ....P... 2..X3&. 027DFEA4 01422048 7c80262c 7ffd8000 00263368 H B.,&.|....h3&. 027DFEB4 027dff84 7c800000 00000000 027dfed8 ..}....|......}. 027DFEC4 027dfed8 00000000 00006d19 00261fc0 ..}......m....&. 027DFED4 7c9132ff 65440000 65646f63 6e696f50 .2.|..DecodePoin 027DFEE4 00726574 65440000 65646f63 6e696f50 ter...DecodePoin 027DFEF4 00726574 00000000 806e7410 89ce474c ter......tn.LG.. 027DFF04 b5a9dc28 00000000 806e7427 00000008 (.......'tn..... 027DFF14 00000246 00003958 027dfe90 00000000 F...X9....}..... 027DFF24 0cf552c0 00000000 027dff4c 0066c941 .R......L.}.A.f. 027DFF34 06252640 000003e8 027dff54 061ae350 @&%.....T.}.P... 027DFF44 061ae310 02135f20 027dff70 0066c9a5 .... _..p.}...f. 027DFF54 00000000 7c80e6cb 05c43220 0066bf9f .......| 2....f. 027DFF64 7c80e6cb 02135f20 00000000 027dffa8 ...| _........}. 027DFF74 008c69dd 05c43220 a19f538c 7c80e6cb .i.. 2...S.....| 027DFF84 02135f20 02135f20 80000003 027dff7c _.. _......|.}. 027DFF94 027df3a0 027dffdc 008c6b40 a2b5ddb4 ..}...}.k……

—> Error Logs <—
Disk read failed (1450); retrying: file ‘I:\Documents and Settings\Ashley\Desktop\Guild Wars 2 GAME\Gw2.dat’
Disk read failed (1450): file ‘I:\Documents and Settings\Ashley\Desktop\Guild Wars 2 GAME\Gw2.dat’

—> DirectX Device Info <—
VendorId = 0×10de
DeviceId = 0×0a20
Version = 6.14.0013.0142
Description = NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
Compat = 0×00100000
VidMem = 1024 MB

Bluescreen and restart on game launch.

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This time I got a regular launcher crash rather than a BSOD. Here is the report it gave me.


—> Crash <—
Fatal Error: Fatal disk-error (1450) on read,
App: Gw2.exe
Pid: 1772
Cmdline:
BaseAddr: 00400000
ProgramId: 101
Build: 16293
When: 2012-12-16T04:27:40Z 2012-12-15T23:27:40-05:00
Uptime: 0 days 0:00:26
Flags: 0

—> System <—
Name: ASH
IpAddr: 192.168.1.3
Processors: 2 [AuthenticAMD:15:11:2]
OSVersion: Windows 5.1 (32 bit)

—> System Memory <—
Physical: 2313MB/ 3327MB 69%
Paged: 3230MB/ 4701MB 68%
Virtual: 821MB/ 2047MB 40%
Load: 30%
CommitTotal: 1470MB
CommitLimit: 4701MB
CommitPeak: 1486MB
SystemCache: 666MB
HandleCount: 10634
ProcessCount: 39
ThreadCount: 533

—> Process Memory <—
Private: 879MB
WorkingSet: 223MB
PeakWorkingSet: 223MB
PageFaults: 181967

[DbgHelp.dll is I:\WINDOWS\system32\dbghelp.dll]
[DbgHelp.dll version 5.1.2600.5512 (64/32-bit compatible)]

—> ThreadPoolFile01 Thread 0×5b4 <—

—> Trace <—
Pc:00c6c507 Fr:027dfcc0 Rt:00669f25 Arg:012aef60 0000020e 012aefb4 000005aa
Pc:00669f25 Fr:027dfcf8 Rt:0066a732 Arg:062526c0 000005aa 0cf552c0 06252640
Pc:0066a732 Fr:027dfe44 Rt:0066a9b2 Arg:0cf552c0 06252640 0cf552c0 061ae310
Pc:0066a9b2 Fr:027dfe5c Rt:0066b3f9 Arg:0cf552c0 027dfe84 0066dfe0 0cf552c0
Pc:0066b3f9 Fr:027dfe68 Rt:0066dfe0 Arg:0cf552c0 00000000 061ae310 00000000
Pc:0066dfe0 Fr:027dfe84 Rt:0066c856 Arg:0cf552c0 00000000 061ae310 061ae350
Pc:0066c856 Fr:027dff2c Rt:0066c941 Arg:06252640 000003e8 027dff54 061ae350
Pc:0066c941 Fr:027dff4c Rt:0066c9a5 Arg:00000000 7c80e6cb 05c43220 0066bf9f
Pc:0066c9a5 Fr:027dff70 Rt:008c69dd Arg:05c43220 a19f538c 7c80e6cb 02135f20
Pc:008c69dd Fr:027dffa8 Rt:008c6a85 Arg:05c42e64 027dffec 7c80b729 02135f20
Pc:008c6a85 Fr:027dffb4 Rt:7c80b729 Arg:02135f20 7c80e6cb 05c42e64 02135f20
Pc:7c80b729 Fr:027dffec Rt:00000000 Arg:008c6a03 02135f20 00000000 00000000

—> Thread registers <—
eax=027df790 ebx=00000000 ecx=00000000 edx=00000044 esi=00000000 edi=00000003
eip=00c6c507 esp=027dfba4 ebp=027dfcc0
cs=001b ss=0023 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=003b gs=0000 efl=00000246

eax-32 027DF770 7c97e174 7c917c51 01422064 02135f20
eax-16 027DF780 0000ffff 7ffdd000 00263358 00671b85
eax 0 027DF790 80000003 00000000 00000000 7c812afb
eax16 027DF7A0 00000002 00000002 0cfe9c50 00000280
eax+32 027DF7B0 00000000 00000044 027dfb10 027df890
eax+48 027DF7C0 027df7e4 008ca5df 027df890 00000000

—> Code <—
00C6C4E7 f5e59eff 8b450c6a 0050568d 95fcfeff …..E.j.PV…..
00C6C4F7 ffb90300 0000c785 f8feffff 00000000 …………….
00C6C507 e89458a0 ff8b4dfc 33cd5ee8 727ac5ff ..X…M.3.^.rz..
00C6C517 8be55dc3 cccccccc cc535657 b9c8786c ..]……SVW..xl
00C6C527 01e8d3c3 9fff8b1d b4d15c01 8b3dacd1 ……….\..=..
00C6C537 5c0133c0 b9c8786c 01a3acd1 5c01a3b0 \.3…xl….\…

Bluescreen and restart on game launch.

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System Information
—————————
Time of this report: 12/15/2012, 23:07:11
Machine name: ASH
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.120504-1619)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Aspire T180
BIOS: )Phoenix – Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 3328MB RAM
Page File: 527MB used, 4173MB available
Windows Dir: I:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

Display Devices
———————-
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GT 220
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A20&SUBSYS_12273842&REV_A2
Display Memory: 1024.0 MB
Current Mode: 1440 × 900 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0013.0142 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Sound Devices
——————-
Description: Realtek HD Audio output
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_1019E619&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5473 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo’d: n/a
Date and Size: 8/28/2007 16:55:10, 4609024 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0×0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

Sound Capture Devices
——————————-
Description: Realtek HD Audio Input
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5473 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 8/28/2007 16:55:10, 4609024 bytes
Cap Flags: 0×0
Format Flags: 0×0

DirectMusic
—————-
DLS Path: I:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: n/a
Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Registry: OK
Test Result: Not run

I do have the latest drivers available. I know my card is low-end, but I’ve been able to play on low/med settings without any issues thusfar.

Thank you for the link, Squall. I have nooo clue what it means but I will give it a shot.

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I went ahead and completely uninstalled my graphics drivers and reinstalled them again. No change so far! I also tried to repair the client and that hasn’t helped. I keep getting the BSOD.

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I figured out how to stop the automatic restart so I could actually record what the codes were on the blue screen. Here’s what it said. I’m not sure what it means yet but I am on the case with Google.

STOP: 0×0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xB5DDC946, OxB0EF698C, 0×00000000)

nv4_mini.sys – Address B5DDC946 base at B5AD7000, DateStamp 505f0229

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Hey there. For the past 3 or so weeks, I’ve been having a lot of issues with launching GW2 client. Occasionally it will launch smoothly, but more often than not, the client will crash after I hit ‘Play’ and after it attempts to launch the game window, giving me the pop-up prompt that asks me to send a report to ANet. It also frequently just goes straight to blue screen, forcing my computer to immediately restart.

I have no idea what could be causing this to happen. When the game does launch smoothly, I’m able to play it with no problems. If anyone has any suggestions as to how I can fix this, please help me. I’m not sure what information to include about my computer in order to better inform those who want to help me, so just ask and I’ll post what is needed.

I’m not sure what the significance is, but my online friends report that I appear as online/in-game even though my launcher never fully completed and I’m not actually able to play the game currently.

Thanks very much for taking a look

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