Guild Wars 2

So… for general review of the new map…

I don’t see it as anything very special however I don’t mind it. It reminds me of a dumbed down version of Spirit Watch but with a more open map like FoeFire. In general, this map does not force a change in strategy or playstyle. When it comes to the entire random choice map cycle, I don’t feel much of a “break in page” when playing from the new map and going to the old ones. Just feels the same. I like maps like Kyhlo which has a interesting setup which can be used to advantage or disadvantage in strategy. It just gives more options. I also have more appreciation for Court Yard thrown into the randomized map picks because it really did offer something very different which is refreshing. I liked having the traditional options like Forrest, Foefire and Kyhlo but with the maps that forced a different playstyle mixed in… such as Spirit Watch, Sky hammer, Courtyard. The Colosseum to me is just boring.

Update: I tried pvp again and when entering match got a never ending load screen. Closed the game and tried to log back in and got the “GW2 has encountered an Error” box. I tried to open the game a 2nd time and same thing.

9/24/2014
1:14AM USA eastern
Game world: Sorrows Furnace

Date: 09/24/2014
Time: around 9:30pm – 11:30pm
Game World: Sorrows Furnace

1. Does the lag only happen while you’re in a PvP map? Does it also occur in the PvP lobby? Other maps?

So far today, this has only happened in pvp map. I briefly played wvw and did not have a problem. The game crashed a couple times while waiting for a rated match. I could tell when it was going to crash when I clicked the join game button and nothing happened or if I clicked a skill. When I joined a game it was worse, crashed at the start of 1 match then got black screen. When I rebooted the game it brought me back to my match and then lagged and crashed again, when I made it back again the game was almost over. For the next few matches it was also lag and at least 1 crash.

2.How long does the lag spike last? Does it ever clear up?

The lag spikes were mostly short 30-40 second bursts, long enough to die in a skirmish. It stopped briefly only to act back up again. It only cleared up when I left PvP all together.

3.Of your last 5 GW2 play sessions, in how many of them did you experience lag?

None.

4.Are there specific times of day when do or you don’t experience lag?

I usually do not experience any lag that is noticeable or detrimental.

5.When do you remember first experiencing lag of this severity in GW2?

Earlier this summer with the server crashes that lasted the afternoon.

6.Do you also experience lag playing other games? NCsoft games like Wildstar?
No.
7.Do you live in NA or EU?
No.
8.Are you playing on NA or EU servers?
U.S.A.
9.Was your account ORIGINALLY created on NA or EU?
U.S.A.

Hi, so this evening I have been having issues playing pvp without lagging then crashing. This has not happened to me before unless it was one of those server wide things. I know for sure it’s not my computer and very confident it’s not my internet. Also there are some other players who were having the same problem.