Performance in this game so far really seems like a crap shoot. definitely my biggest complaint.
Hopefully this is just them stressing the servers/testing and it will be nice and solid by release
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Performance in this game so far really seems like a crap shoot. definitely my biggest complaint.
Hopefully this is just them stressing the servers/testing and it will be nice and solid by release
Yes. I guess it's my processor then. Figures.
I doubt very much will change in three days. I'm sure post launch priority will be nailing down the game's performance.
flyinpiranha
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In my experience yeah, but mileage varies.
User Name Here
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The game is running smoooth thanks to the nvidia beta drivers. Wish I knew about them in the last few test since they were out in July.
Huh, a new build with only 30 minutes left of the stress test?
I think it's running better because of all the optimization Anet has done this month. The performance has improved with almost every stress test for me.
Extended to 5pm PST
But isn't 5pm in 30 minutes?
Oops, i think? being from other time zone is wronging me, i thought they extended it 1 hour more because i logged in after the patch and they broadcasted that.
FunkyMunkey
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I haven't been able to log into the beta for about 30 minutes 
ProtoCents
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Amazing. Is that dance exclusive to a certain race/sex combo?
Each race has a unique dance.
Teknopathetic
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"So I danced some Gangnam Style with a friend"
But that isn't the Gangnam Style dance.
But that isn't the Gangnam Style dance.
BattleMonkey
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Get into WvWvW and it spawns me in the middle of the water..... wut?
You're letting your own personal tastes get in the way. Just because you enjoy PvP doesn't mean PvE is shit.
Pinko Marx
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So hyped for this. Won't be there for launch due to being in some training right now but the moment I get the chance this game will destroy my life.
Necromancer all day erryday
Necromancer all day erryday
I know LMFAO would fit better, but it was jus something we did for fun ^^
Hopefully there are people who are going to make nice dancing videos.
Dance for each race is:
Asura - Robot
Human - Party Rock Anthem dance
Charr - Haka
Norn - The Carlton
Sylvari - Bollywood dance
Weltall Zero
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So let me get this straight. GW2 has like 20 zones chock full of PvE content, literally thousands of events, hundreds of hearts, hundreds of vistas, dozens of jumping puzzles, eight dungeons each with four different configurations, eight crafting skills totalling several thousand recipes (for PvE-only equipment and items), thirty (!) personal story branches, and whatever else I'm forgetting.
But it also has four (count'em) PvP maps, so the game is PvP centric.
OK, I don't understand anything anymore.
chickdigger802
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Damn it... just bought a XL... money is getting low
Tell me this game sucks and is poorly optimized and what not!
Tell me this game sucks and is poorly optimized and what not!
I had a bug that kept rubber-band-TPing me into the middle of a lake every time I entered a fight in WvW. Normal PvP seemed fine though.
the beta client is the launch client
iAmMaximus
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My god...this game will be the bane of my existence starting the 25th.
Just remember that there is very little reason to rush considering this is not an MMO were the 'real' game starts at 80.
I'm hoping I can control myself a bit and not play TOO much, since thats a good way to burn yourself out
I feel pretty stupid for deleting it all then...lol
I feel the same way. I spent the stress test with my dad, unteaching him World of Warcraft and instructing him in the fine arts of dodge, revive and cooldown management. He took to it about as quickly as I expected, and most of it was just differences in UI, shortcuts and such that kept tripping him up. He seems really pumped to play a Ranger, and mentioned wanting to try an engineer.
After spending three and a half hours (with a phone in the crook of my neck, no less) getting a sixty year old dude to learn how to read enemy attacks and dodge and explaining such wondrously strange and foreign concepts as salvaging, weapon swapping and jumping puzzles, I still want to sit down and play the shit out of this game.
Spike Spiegel
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Thanks to that extra added hour I made it into today's GW2 stress test!
...And then I spent the whole time playing around with character creation. :O
...And then I spent the whole time playing around with character creation. :O
I'm actually kind of scared that might actually happen while I'm in bed (calling it a day early, got 3 hours of sleep last night). If it does, I will literally cry when I find all my names are snatched up.
chickdigger802
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So... I haven't been keeping up with this. Do you just tab and hotkey stuff to death while occasionally dodging away from slow moves?
Or is it more or less actiony than my description?
Or is it more or less actiony than my description?
michaeltraps
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Question:
So I signed in for the first time since the last beta weekend and had a piece of mail with a bunch of items in it, including a golem bank and a char mini (to name a few). What's the deal? Are these just so they can test items or is this something else?
So I signed in for the first time since the last beta weekend and had a piece of mail with a bunch of items in it, including a golem bank and a char mini (to name a few). What's the deal? Are these just so they can test items or is this something else?
Isn't that the deluxe ediiton content?
There's a bit more to it than that. You can't just 'hotkey' stuff to death since a lot of your attacks have situational uses (knockbacks, pulls, barriers, AOE field generators, counter attack stances, etc.) that you'll need to save for specific situations. Dodging is essential, though I wouldn't call any of the moves enemies use after the first zone 'slow', especially when they start to call for help or run in pairs. Cross-profession combos, keeping enemies controlled and reviving downed allies makes teamwork essential as well.
It's close to something like Dark Souls, but with a limited dodge bar, specific attacks and maybe a less ferocity from the enemies. It is definitely not something you can tab-faceroll through.
michaeltraps
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Yeah, you're right. Why would that stuff show up before release?
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