Guild Wars 2

Ruralgeek.3027:

Windows 7 32-bit
16 gb of RAM

There is almost no reason for you to have a 32-bit version of Win7 running.

You can download the 64 bit version from Microsoft for free, burn it and reinstall the system that way.
Your old key can register the 64bit Version just as well. If you managed to not loose it of course.

Although there IS a hack(google it) to make your current Win7-32bit ignore the 3.5GB limitation, it still won´t change the 2GB issue Ashley described. Though the 3GB switch mentioned before could help with that.

But I have to strongly disagree that it isn´t a limitation of GW2, as you ARE advertising the game as 32bit compatible!

If ANet cannot support 32bit, then they should state it in the specs.

MrMacAndCheese.3907:

One day recently in Vigil Keep, I saw a flame elemental with a player name and a red Anet icon next to their name. They were just sitting there, flapping their wings over some magic snow. I shoulda got a screen but I didn’t.

Was that a GM? And if not, wth was it?

Most likely just someone using a Black Lion chest skin-change potion. Totally harmless.

If you want to light up anybodies board then go to http://www.umbrasoftware.com/en/
as they are solely responsible for GW2´s performance problems IMHO.
Read up on why.

I´d be happy if this game would actually use my resources, but since my upgrade to a 4 core PhenomII it runs worse than on my old dual core PhII, because it doesn´t even clock it at maximum (no it´s NOT a frikken bottleneck).

Bubbles.1047:

finalizing the DX11 engine.

Finalizing?!
The haven´t even started on Dx10/11!
And I pray to god they doen´t actually consider this DirectX (“DxDRM”) abomination inside Win8.

Fiennes.9568:

OPs experience is anecdotal and little else.

So is everybody else´s.

Quite frankly the starter areas should be overrun maybe even on par with the launch, due to the Holiday sales and the free time available to the general populace.

Is that what every body is seeing?

Or are you guys just proud that the numbers aren´t declining, during a time when they should actually steeply rise?

Honestly, my interest is purely academic at this point, as I don´t see why to play a game that needs much more bugfixing(FPS issues; broken hearts), design polishing(ORR . ) and punishes me for actually playing it(DR).
But it´s still interesting to read about it.

Let´s see what the Devs of Firefall are doing on their Vacation.

CEO: 10+ posts
Various Community Devs: 10+ posts
Other Devs: 10+ posts

If you´re not posting on your very own boards then there are only two reasons.

You´re done caring and have “better things to do”.
You´re scared kittenpoop-less of your forum-userbase.

Both things are less than ideal, so my wallet will care much less too. And what´s actually even more important:
I will start caring less too, that means my support of your product by investing my life-time into it is going downwards too.

As I am not alone this means empty areas, empty guilds, dead servers -> dead company.

I think it can´t be explained any simpler.

Oh and simply throwing fluffy content at “the problem” (us), isn´t helping any either.
The old media is experiencing that conundrum in their bottom-line too.

http://dulfy.net/2012/08/28/guild-wars-2-karma-vendor-list/

There ya go, this and all future questions about karma gear answered.

Then there´s the Blue Oyster Bar Gladiator gear where even the standard Norn Bear goes .. Dude, too much of too little.
While the Norn ladies go, "They´re supposed to talk about my Legend, not my LegenDAIRIES ! "

Basically stopped playing this game after I encountered my first Risen and had an enjoying bout of Underwater Risen-Ping-Pong (aggro one cluster -> pull -> into aggro range of their next door neighbors -> pull -> goto 10).

And I think this was just in a lvl55 area.
But it instantly made me aware of how broken this mob is and that I´m definitely NOT going to suffer 25+ more levels of these shenanigans.

Together with the other major design and technical(performance) problems of this game, it was the last drop.
GW2 hiatus has commenced.

GW2 BitterVet achievement – UNLOCKED

Us “computer geeks” still haven´t figured out how to channel/get a vision/divine a user´s system specs or error logs.
Until you post that, have you tried turning it on and off again?

Welcome to the club.
The game´s performance has been this way since beta and will very likely continue to be this crappy for quite a while.
Best advice, play something else or get a refund.

Get the HD7750
It is currently the optimal option to keep your system alive for a bit longer.
All other cards just aren´t worth the seemingly cheaper price.

Though you still won´t get very happy with this game as it hates AMD, and that AthlonII 220 just doesn´t cut it.
I have a PhenomII 965 x4 and I about gave up on this game.

But at least you´ll be able to play other games that way.

BTW if you have Win7 installed, do yourself a favor and get the free ISOs for the 64bit version from Microsoft and reinstall your system. You´ll use your full 4GB that way and especially GW2 will run with less problems.
You can register it without problem with the key of your current 32bit version, that you hopefully haven´t lost.

When you start a new character immediately backtrack into your home city and finish the complete map exploration, then continue with the other 4.
This will give you a nice early level boost thus allowing you to hit your storyline earlier, making the gear actually useful.

That´s just you.

I like it when they scream.

The local.dat file seems to grow quite a bit over time.
Rename it for safekeeping and see if that will again speed up things.
Also lately a couple of Client Gateway servers are down ( http://www.gw2status.de/ ).
Maybe your part of teh Internetz doesn´t like that.

NO.

It´s a monetization strategy purely centered on player vanity, one I actually approve of.

Go buy GEMcards from ANet to spend on dye kits.

Makes me wish again the subscribe buttan would actually do something.

Sparky Sights.9174:

Do you think ANet would have used their time better by adapting GW1 instead of creating a game that many people appear to hate now (I’m not one of them, I like the game) or have they done the right thing in making a new game?

In an interview they basically explained that already.
GW2 started as an expansion to GW1!
But they had so many new ideas and things to implement that it was decided to simply scrap the expansion and start from scratch with a brand new game.

GW2 is actually awesome, when it works. But IMHO its main problem is its own success. And the almost frantic drive by ANet to push new content and thus almost no time to stop and take a breath to fix the most glaring design inconsistencies.

Of course it´s the first year and they have to make all these festivals, that seem to have become mandatory in the industry.
But I really hope they will manage to take a step back, remember their original design idea(manifesto) and actually start iterating on that some more.

Looks like an interesting discussion, for the wrong board.
WuvWuv Board

PTR´s are basically an industry standard.
Customers do beta testing for free, voluntarily.

By the Kitten use them already for your normal everyday patches, bugfixes and balance ideas!

Also divorce your normal bugfixes from introductions of new content.
I have a bad feeling about the beginning of Wintersday + bugfix megapatch.

Just going to quickly craft some new gear for the next level ..
.. log off.

Vennoth.7698:

Puchbol.9035:

A Møøse once bit my sister … No realli!

Not one from the credits in the Monty Python film…?

I have the sneaking suspicion the big January/February “expansions” will introduce Llamas.
Hairy mean ones..
.. with powerfully stanky spit.

Whining about killing mobs in an MMO ..
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lejf6xOJXR1qddjb4o1_500.gif

o_O

That settles it.
Chicken Kebap for me tomorrow.

FOR UALTAR !

All this kitten accomplished is turn an innocent simple word into a vague super swear word.
Just like with “frack” on Battlestar Galactica.

Censorship is for the weak minded.

What I´d really like to know is why the kitten can´t I watch any vid on the GW2 page but have to scour the UTub for the frikken things?!?

UGH!
This is a Nekro that should really die.

GW2´s problem isn´t another missing class, but the restrictive 8 skill(self-heal & elites are basically useless) system.
So clamoring for a new class to make things interesting again will slake that thirst for about a day.

Make our current skills actually synergistic, similar to what beat-em ups already have.
GW2 is basically a RPG beat-em up anyway.
Time to get honest about it.

Lurinna.4306:

I say this in every thread with the idea, but I really wouldn’t want this unless you could opt out. I hate when dynamic events become just massive zergs. It makes it really dull.

Compared to events always failing or not getting started at all?

Of course the same popup as on Overflow servers should appear. Instead asking if you want to join the “Underflow” or keep running around on your own in the current map.

I´m really not getting why ANet isn´t seeing this as a major problem. Especially when they already have all the tech to solve it.
Just another “we don´t need LFG finder” Devblinder.

So far I have encountered 3 broken hearts and a borked event (Gunnar´s Hold server):

• Professor Maciver
• Creator Zee(has new Aquabreathers! )
• Fisherman Carter
  The Wisper agent event on Carter´s island is also bugged, as I see the two agents running around headless on that small patch of coast.

Anybody else found some others?

Battletorn.4102:

How about the necro one? 10% for them too and a pithy lifesteal attack on use. Just throwing that out there.

Pointing out the out pointing!

This!
(I´m pointing right now.)

Mandar.9813:

15% total taxes really sucks.

Welcome to Urop.
15% sales tax is actually pretty cheap over here.

And yeah it´s a Gold sink to get rid of all the wealth constantly flowing in from people and bots farming.
Judging from the rising gold-gem exchange price, sorely needed.

9/10 – sure got a o_O from me at 1st glance!

And yeah make another alt for running around with her.
Has the added bonus of trying out another part of the personal story and/or different class.
And you get to use all those low level greens you might have found.
Plus more space to store stuff.

BTW, you two did make your own personal Guild to work towards the free 50 slot guild stash, right?

Obtena.7952:

Confirmed: the two have no synergy.

I also thought that was the whole point of this!
Obviously this makes too much sense.

Scratch of another reason to not spec two-handers then.
Meh.

And I could care less about other eles&guards. If it(inner fire) would do something actually useful like uncloak a thief or something, then we could talk.

I also would like more options than Trenchcoat Mafia and Streetwalker.

2 Problems:

1. There is no time to chat!
2. Chat system is awful!

I recently wanted to answer a guy nicely saying hello (no idea how he managed to do that, must have a third hand and a separate keyboard), and the frikken escort group was out of sight once I manged to get my typos and wrong chat channels sorted out.

Until then just browse http://gw2lfg.com/ and whisper they guy you want to join.

And while on the topic, how is actually playing on the other server?
BTW there are only two “servers”, the NA & EU one. The rest are purely virtual.

Is the increased ping noticeable to the point of being a clear disadvantage?

loseridoit.2756:

Those traits and unclocked skills are such a major benefit that a level 80 wearing only blue can trivialize lower level content.

So?
And if you were a pure lvl80 you could roflstomp the Queensdale Bog Boss-Monster yourself.

Right now most 80ies are too afraid of the Queensdale Vet´Troll because they fear the repair bill.

I bought groceries for 50€ last week, guess where that kitten has landed by now?

Sekin.7803:

I don’t understand these hacking business… hackers can’t just take over your account miraculously, can they?

Then don´t start making assumptions?
“Hacking” through stealing data directly from the user, by way of getting a Trojan onto your system is just one way. The rarer way.

The far easier and more widely used way is to just buy the data from the internet and use it on the client. HOW these lists are gained is a big part of the problem and a topic you should research for yourself.
ANET actually explained a bit about it themselves. Thieves just use these lists on the client and eventually one combination fits.

It was appalling enough that ANet kittenedly made one of the widest available resources (e-mail addies) part of the login. That they aren´t restricting the login attempts is just another unsurprising detail.

loseridoit.2756:

Basically, level 80 will usually trivializing low areas regardless of stats

And they can still get oneshoted or overwhelmed just like the actual leveling player as the overall stats are decreased.

All those runes and whatnot usually just add stats, and the final tally is then adjusted.
Which means BTW you have to wear as high as possible lvl gear when going downlevel. Although pure levels increases your stats far more than gear, higher stats from gear isn´t to be ignored.

Would´ve suggested a nice Iron Legion Charr engineer too. It fits nicely with the personal story.
I also chose a Sylvari Mesmer, their whole “dream theme” is a perfect match for the Mesmer IMHO.

So glad I´m getting Torchlight2 delivered today.

I´d like to 2nd that.
Stealth fixies are best fixies!

Guardian

Ring of Warding: This skill will no longer affect non-attackable NPCs.

Heh!
No more NPC Trainer pile in LA.

Nice.

AHAHAHA!

Good one.
Just visit the Tech Support fora if you actually don´t have a clue why I´m laughing.

LordNat.4963:

From a PR stand point that is an awful thing for them to do.

Yes this is the standard crappy PR wisdom and it once worked, when we all were 5 or ten years old.
These times are simply over, people have become too streetwise for this old sheepskin to be pulled over our heads(aka syncopate interviews &^ AMA´s) .

I suggest you get with the times, just as the Devs should.
Because the silence is hurting their blasted PR much more than some crybabies accusing them of this or that, they said 6 months ago.

Dyno.9467:

I think there always lurking in the background, so they know whats being said about the game.

Of course.
Admitted in pretty much every Dev interview I read or saw.

They read them all, well apart from the Tech and Suggestion fora. Those seem to be just too depressing for them.

And this silence is a very worrying development and extremely shortsighted.
There isn´t even a need for a lengthy discussion, which they(understandably) have no time for.
Just a short,
SUP! We´re working on it but Frank is really cranky today, so it might take a while longer.
would help out greatly in decreasing the growing shrillness of the abandoned feeling fanbase.

Mobott.5908:

Yea, I’m also curious to know how people do it.

Heh, nice try.

Yeah ANet, how about you make these actually useful NPCs at least move around on their own a bit and give them a proper “homing beacon” point like so many other useless “fluff” NPC seem to have.

Griefers gona grief.

Looks like this is the first time some here have happened on an actually working market.
In or out of game.

Welcome.

Surbrus.6942:

HawkMeister.4758:

And the biggest joke in all this is that this game has actually no “World servers”.

I think you will have to elaborate that joke, it doesn’t appear all that humourous. “Server”/“community”/“world”, does it matter all that much what the worlds are called?

Yeah, rather more of a facepalm. As this thread nicely proves.

To me the only reason we have this arbitrary limitation is because of WvWvW.
Purely a design decision to create artificial teams so they can copy Dark Age of Camelot gameplay.

The obvious problems this creates for us carebears is simply ignored.
So that we have to increase our security risk by using out-of-game resources(GW2LFG.COM) and game the system via the clunky Overflow-server mechanic.