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Guild Wars 2

Started by trag3dy, Aug 11 2010 08:06 official mmo guild wars arenanet pc

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#751 Wakers

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 22:37

Placebo.

Despite the updates, ANet have said that they haven't changed anything client-wise since the BWE. Everything that was updated was for server interaction and possibly some audio stuff.

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 22:39

View PostJoseph B, on 14 May 2012 - 22:18, said:

Updated your drivers recently? Would be the only thing I would guess. That rig sounds plenty fine to run it, at least at med-low settings.

I just went and updated, because I was using next to latest release. Is there a way to see your FPS in game? I was relying on Fraps to tell me, maybe that is the issue. Though it does feel a bit slugging on medium settings.

View PostWakers, on 14 May 2012 - 22:20, said:

It's a beta. They have only just started optimisation. The game is currently CPU bound and only uses 1 core - hence on an AMD of any subscription it's going to run fairly poorly.

That will improve throughout the BWEs (not stress tests) as we get closer to release.

I understand it is a beta. I don't expect the best optimization, hehe. And I did not however know it was bound to one core. Thanks for the heads up. :)

View Postfirey, on 14 May 2012 - 22:30, said:

I've got a far less than perfect rig, have 0 fps issues on medium settings. It may be placebo but I do feel this stress test is smoother than the bwe.

Hrmm...I am unsure what is going on. It is not running horribly by any means, just not what I would expect - even for a beta. But Wakers response is probably the best explanation of why it is a tad slow.

#753 firey

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 23:53

View PostWakers, on 14 May 2012 - 22:37, said:

Placebo.

Despite the updates, ANet have said that they haven't changed anything client-wise since the BWE. Everything that was updated was for server interaction and possibly some audio stuff.

Okay, maybe the server side changes helped. As I say it just feels smoother.

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Posted 15 May 2012 - 01:07

Well, that was fun!
First beta I have participated in since Age of Conan, :p.
For my first Guild Wars experience (ever) I had a great time playing. And people were pretty nice too.
Sad it had to end :(.
I think I got a lot of bugs reported as well, so I did my part there. As far as performance, the game ran pretty great on High and Ultra settings, even with a lot of people around.

I went with a Norn Thief and made it to level 9. Could have gone further had a bug not prevented me from continuing my story.
Anyway, I definitely can't wait to play this game.

Couple of screens:
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Posted 15 May 2012 - 01:10

Man. Even though i didn't have time to get to 30(only got to 27) i tried to go into the ascalonian catacombs just to check it out, but i wouldn't load up to let me. bah.

Also, the game ran slightly better than i expected on my laptop. Given the lack of optimization so far. Hopefully that'll improve later down the line.

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Posted 18 May 2012 - 20:19

http://www.arena.net...or-guild-wars-2

Info about reserving character names. Including new names (single word) and names from your Guild Wars 1 account.

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Posted 29 May 2012 - 14:12

BWE2, June 8-10. BWE1 characters will remain as you left them. As for if there's any new content involved with this bwe, they haven't said yet.

http://www.arena.net...-2-beta-weekend

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Posted 29 May 2012 - 14:15

woot, gotta ensure the 8th - 10th is clear lol.

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Posted 29 May 2012 - 23:34

View PostBlackhearted, on 29 May 2012 - 14:12, said:

BWE2, June 8-10. BWE1 characters will remain as you left them. As for if there's any new content involved with this bwe, they haven't said yet.

http://www.arena.net...-2-beta-weekend

Well, they kinda did. They said we could get to level 35 and do the Ascalonian Catacombs. While I think it's always been accessible this will be the first time people will actually be able to get into the level range to do it.

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Posted 30 May 2012 - 04:09

So, if I preorder now I can get into BWE 6/8? If so, YES! I'm off for 7 days starting the 8th and will hopefully have my new PC built.

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Posted 30 May 2012 - 05:07

View Posttrag3dy, on 29 May 2012 - 23:34, said:

Well, they kinda did. They said we could get to level 35 and do the Ascalonian Catacombs. While I think it's always been accessible this will be the first time people will actually be able to get into the level range to do it.

Yea, i think it's always been open too. But i think they need to add another zone to level in and what not. Not only to make getting there(to 30-35) more enjoyable, but if they're wanting us to do a level 30-35 dungeon it'd probably go alot smoother/be more enjoyable if you weren't stuck to the lower level 20 items from the karma vendors(which i think are currently the best things you can get as of our last play).

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Posted 30 May 2012 - 18:13

View PostBlackhearted, on 29 May 2012 - 14:12, said:

BWE2, June 8-10. BWE1 characters will remain as you left them. As for if there's any new content involved with this bwe, they haven't said yet.

http://www.arena.net...-2-beta-weekend

Excited!

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 05:07

http://www.g4tv.com/...-date-revealed/

Who knows if that's true or not.

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 05:54

That'd be nice if something like that were true. But we know arenanet, they'll keep up with that "when it's done" crap and not say a date until the week before the game is released.

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 05:58

4 or 5 sites that I frequent all had beta keys to give away yesterday, and I'm not kidding, they literally ran out of keys within 2 minutes of posting. IGN will keep handing out keys until Monday I believe, so maybe I'll snag one by then, but I doubt it :(
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