Guild Wars 2

I currently have an Nvidia GTX 460 w/ 768mb ram. My CPU is an i7-2600K 3.4ghz (not overclocked, and turboboost disabled) and I have 8gb ram, running Windows 8.1 64bit.

Sometimes I can play GW2 for hours with no problems, sometimes it crashes every 10-15min. Sometimes the crash generates the Windows “GW2 has stopped working” error, sometimes it’s the GW2 error dialog where I can send the report to Anet, sometimes the screen just freezes and I have to use task manager to end the game process, and sometimes I get a full on BSOD.

I’ve tried every Nvidia driver (currently on the latest), and updated my motherboard bios, and all other hardware drivers to the latest versions.

I think the issue might be my video card overheating (it gets to > 80c in game) so i’m looking at the new 750Ti cards that use much less power and stay cooler.

Anyone have any experience running GW2 on a 750Ti?

Trouble.3859:

the truth is that I like the game and I want to keep playing but I don’t have an incentive to actually play…

this statement contradicts itself.

i play because i like the game. the enjoyment i get out of in game activities is my incentive.

the meta may still be 0/x/x/6/6 but i feel like the recent changes have made a lot of alternate builds more viable and fun.

6/0/0/4/4
5/0/2/3/4
0/3/2/5/4
0/3/6/3/2
0/2/2/4/6

all very effective builds i run depending on how i want to play that day or what my team needs.

imo, ether renewal is only good if you spec 4 into earth for stability on earth attunement. otherwise it’s too easily interupted.

i prefer arcane brilliance as well though.

the trait options don’t make sense if you pick ones that don’t synergize with your playstyle.

a good build is one where you’ve picked exactly the traits that DO make sense for what you’re trying to accomplish.

that said, yes, there are some traits that don’t make sense for ANY build, and windborn daggers is one of those

people need to stop asking for a “pve/wvw build” unless they’re not serious about either.

you can get close to perma swiftness with elemental attunement + zephyr’s boon.

you can get 25% run speed from traveler’s runes or signet of air

lightning flash and fiery greatsword are gap closers/escapes.

Hamster.4861:

Last night we were bored, so we were ramming the Grub in EBG.

giggity giggity…

great video! i posted it for all the eles in my guild to watch. thanks!

This is what i’m running atm. Will probably switch to strength runes though, if the price ever drops to a reasonable level.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAoYnMIShD25AuMAfEI4BQo+71oOyCUsaSA-TVDEAB2t/gTKh4SJImqEwkygJVDQiHAQTKVUUVFtUS0neAAOBANqCRAAEgb2mBwQP6QP6QHaT3mD9m38nlCIitAA-w

regardless of whether or not a skilled player can counter a high stealth thief, the implementation of the stealth mechanic in this game is kittenED, and quite simply NOT FUN to fight against.

I can usually beat thieves if I try, but I usually don’t bother because it’s just tedious and not fun at all.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Category:Dye_recipes

kRAVen.4195:

No hard ressing in combat. Problem solved.

this.

and auto-waypoint after 5 minutes so people can’t just lay round dead scouting, and dead mesmers have a limited amount of time to get thief rezzed in keeps.

thanks for the update. looking forward to whatever comes next!

Straegen.2938:

Deli.1302:

Seaweed salad ftw!

I think seaweed salad is still broken. We tested it about two months ago and it still wasn’t giving its bonus on numerous attacks while moving.

2 months ago would have been before the feature patch, which is when it was supposedly fixed.

can anyone confirm if it’s working or not?

the search function on this forum has never worked for me.

but yes, this has been brought up many times, and ignored many times, like most suggestions in this forum.

not sure what server you play on, but with no stability and no invuln, that build would melt in literally 2 seconds in any real ZvZ fight.

i wish that were viable, i really do, cuz i love my ranger. but in WvW it’s the least wanted class for all the reasons stated earlier in this thread.

renmei.3102:

Is the double team on BG due to wanting the (lol) rewards or due to bad blood, history and spite? As far as I can tell it is the latter, changing the swiss system isn’t going to change anything.

definitely not for the rewards, maybe a bit of bad blood, yes, but mostly it’s the principle of winning the tournament despite the idiotic format.

Saint Scarlet.2906:

You don’t have to type it in. Just click on it an scroll your mouse wheel up or down.

wow! can’t believe i never knew that. thanks

the ferocity update changed the crit damage from 6% to 2.4%, but all the other stats got buffed from 30 to 36.

smithkt.8062:

The only current solution is a gem shop purchase of an upgrade extractor

that’s not really a solution since that would cost more than just buying new runes….

assuming you were able to hit something every second, you’d have to have an 85% crit chance (65% + 20% for fury) to get 6 stacks of might in 12 seconds with Sigil of Strength.

Since most WvW builds aren’t going to have 65% crit chance, Sigil of Battle is better IMO.

MAGpie.7962:

Sooooo done with this game soon as WildStar launch.

Oh… did I just mention the name of a competitor? Dev post inbound… infraction as well I guess.

wildstar isn’t exactly a true competitor since all the money from both games just goes to NCSOFT anyway.

i run battle/energy for staff since i don’t run renewing stamina in my staff build.

on disable would be awesome, but that might be OP in wvw.

i’m using lightning rod in my current wvw staff build and dropping static field and unsteady ground on a zerg usually generates at least 3-4 interrupts.

Since there’s no aoe limit on those 2 skills, triggering on disable would hit A LOT more people.

tequatl tidal wave finisher

not sure, but i’m going to test this out tonight in wvw. hopefully it’s not rendered worthless like blinding ashes by having a global ICD.

that was explicitly mentioned in the patch notes. I was referring to this more cryptic line:

“Some Mystic Forge recipes have been updated to provide a wider range of results.”

anyone figure out what the patch changed with the mystic forge?

or speculators are buying them up anticipating increased demand for legendaries once the new wardrobe system hits tomorrow.

between rune/sigil speculation and unid dyes, a lot of gold will be changing hands tomorrow. anyone making bank after the patch might be inclined to splurge for an overpriced precursor as well.

I tweaked the build a little bit for staff and it’s great for everything from 1v1 to ZvZ

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vEAQFAWnMISPD25AuMAfEIQoHahxjQYE6Q5BLoUIGA-z0CBYjA0HAJfApmJL7EMRFK7BtMsIasqaDRWZDT9CNAACwN3ZAoRH6QHaazf+zb+zyAovFA-w

this is a great idea…unfortunately it’s WvW related so it will never be implemented

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/pvp-reward-tracks-and-gear-unification/

“The PvP and PvE daily and monthly achievements will be merged. There will be enough achievements that you will be able to complete your dailies and monthlies entirely in PvE, WvW, or PvP if you like – but you can also dabble in different game modes and complete your achievements by playing a mix of content.
Because the feature pack comes halfway through the month, April’s monthly achievements will be a special case. Until April 15, the PvE and PvP monthly categories will be separate and require only two achievements for completion. After April 15, there will be a single unified set of monthlies and dailies, and monthly completion will again require four total achievements.”

i have this problem too. i assumed it was my “older” video card (nvidia 460gtx like the OP) but it looks like people with newer cards are having the issue too?

someone died in a pvp zone…

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/World_versus_World

typeing /wiki in the chat input box used to open wiki.guildwars2.com in a browser window. this stopped working a few days ago and now typing /wiki does nothing.

anyone else notice this or have any idea what happened?

yep, you’ve just accidentally changed your autoattack from 1 to 4. follow the above steps to fix it.

maybe someday there will be a game where the mode we all love is the one and only focus of the devs.

maybe someday i will CU guys there…..

;)

nice! mind sharing your build?

Atherakhia.4086:

I imagine most everyone but Elementalists and Engineers will.

in my case, the opposite is true. i never bothered to run a stacking weapon and switch it out before, but now that i can have 2 sigils on my staff, i will be able to get bloodlust stacks.

i, and i think many others, agree. this exact analysis has been posted before, probably more than once.

EotM could have been and still can be a testing ground for alternate scoring systems. hopefully Anet recognizes this….

I haven’t seen any mention of this specific issue so i’m posting it here.

In the current system, if we have runes/sigils on non-salvageable gear (bought with karma or wvw badges), we can still move that rune to a new piece of gear with a transmutation stone. How will this work with the wardrobe system?

Specifically, I have an exotic Invaders Dagger (bought with wvw badges) that has a Superior Sigil of Bloodlust on it. I want to move that sigil to my new ascended dagger, which I can currently do using a transmutation stone. I’m wondering if after the patch, that sigil would be stuck on that useless item.

don’t talk about the wvw tournament….

so anet wants us to get excited about season 2, but they won’t let us talk about the matchups.

i don’t get it…

I would love to see craftable gear with NO stats, but with 4 infusion slots (1 major infusion, 2 minor infusion, 1 agony/wvw/utility infusion) . And then add craftable infusions for each stat at each level (major minor), so we could mix and match our own setups.

if they’re able to answer questions about this, why not just put that info in the blog post??

I’m having the same problem. Frequent but seemingly random crashes in WvW. Sometimes I can go for hours with no crash, sometimes multiple crashes in quick succession. I usually repair GW2 and restart my computer after a crash.

Sometimes I get the GW2 “send error to Arenanet” window, sometimes I just get the Windows “GW2 has stopped working” window, and sometimes the game just freezes and I have to ctrl-alt-del and kill it in task manager. In the latter case, it always causes me to have an open mic in Teamspeak, even though it’s set to push-to-talk.

I’m also running windows 8.1 on an i7-2600k (not overclocked) with 8gb ram and an Nvidia GTX 460 (latest drivers).

http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/gw2-pvp-build-UI-19.jpg

it’s just the crit damage that will be lower though. all the other stats will go up after the patch. you also won’t be able to run bloodlust stacks unless you commit to that sigil. so yeah, the burst will definitely suffer.

agreed…but the issue now is that we will be forced to choose. if we want bloodlust stacks, we’ll have to commit to that, instead of just swapping out after we hit 25.

and with different on-swap sigils being viable, something like battle/hydromancy might be better than battle/bloodlust, or bloodlust/hydromancy, etc.