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While the game is not officially supported for Mac, a Wrapper has been written for the game. Follow the instructions on [http://portingteam.com/files/file/7362-guild-wars-2-beta/ PortingTeam] on how to install it, and you will be able to play it, very much like on native. The Wrapper has not been fully tested on the newest builds.
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Mac OS X is officially supported by ArenaNet, and the client is currently in beta, available to everyone who have bought, or buys Guild Wars 2. You can download the client [https://account.guildwars2.com/ here].
  
 
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Revision as of 13:30, 18 September 2012

Template:Infobox Guild Wars (series)

Guild Wars 2 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by ArenaNet. Set in the fantasy world of Tyria, the game follows the re-emergence of Destiny's Edge, a disbanded guild dedicated to fighting the Elder Dragons, a Lovecraftian species that has seized control of Tyria in the time since the original Guild Wars. The game takes place in a persistent world with a story that progresses in instanced environments.

Windows

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Video Settings

Video settings menu.

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System Requirements

These are the finalized system requirements at launch, but as with any MMO these may change over time[1]. Template:System Requirements

Performance

Guild Wars 2 is a graphically and computationally intense game. Despite the relatively low "Recommended" system requirements, the game would not run well on these system and requires better hardware than what has been stated. ArenaNet are constantly trying to improve the performance of the game. However, people should not be surprised that their 2-3 year old budget hardware is struggling to run the game.

Drivers

Recent driver releases from AMD and Nvidia have improved the performance of Guild Wars 2, significantly so for Nvidia. According to various reports, the next version of the AMD Catalyst Driver (12.9) will feature a significant performance boost for Guild Wars 2.

  • Nvidia 306.02 BETA Driver 32bit 64bit - significant performance boosts from WHQL driver 301.42.
  • AMD Catalyst 12.8 Driver 32bit 64bit - reported graphical fixing and slight performance boosts from previous drivers.

CPU Speed

With the complicated technologies at work in Guild Wars 2, it has become a very CPU intense game. The game has a sweet sport for performance at 4 cores, but will utilize more and requires quite a bit of power to run smoothly. As shown in this article, current generation AMD CPU's struggle to play the game, even when given the best available hardware. Older generation (Phenom and below), perform significantly better in this regard. The only solution, short of buying a different CPU, is to significantly overclock. A Reddit thread discussing the issue can be found here.

Issues Fixed

In game fills with white from all sides

Can occur with AMD graphics cards when trying to override application AA/AF settings. Go to Catalyst Control Center > 3D Application Settings and set AA and AF to use application defaults.

Can't find Gw2.exe

This error usually occurs when the shortcut loses the location of the main executable file. Locate your original Gw2.exe (eg: C:\Program Files (x86)\Guild Wars 2\Gw2.exe) and create a new shortcut.

Cannot connect to the Internet

Allow an exception for Gw2.exe in your system firewall.

Error Codes

There are several common error codes that may occur when attempting to play the game. Error codes starting with 7, 42, or 58 pertain to an inability to log in. Troubleshooting steps for these errors and others can be found on this support page.

Command Line

These arguments can be added after the last quotation mark in the target in the properties of your Guild Wars 2 shortcut.

  • -autologin
If client is set to remember Account Name and Password the game will login on launch.
  • -bmp
Forces the game to create screenshots as .BMP files. Use for creating high-quality screenshots at the expense of much larger files.
  • -diag
Creates, at startup, a detailed diagnostic logfile which contains data about connection tests and hardware information, located in your game directory or "Documents\Guild Wars 2" (NetworkDiag.log). Useful for determining what is wrong when Guild Wars 2 is not functioning properly.
Important: The program terminates after the logfile is created; since Guild Wars 2 will not be able run with this parameter on, make sure to remove it once Guild Wars 2 has finished creating the logfile.
  • -email <string>
Sets the e-mail address, as specified in <string>, on the log-in screen. Combine with -password to create an auto-log-in shortcut for a specific account.
  • -fps <number>
Sets maximum frames per second parameter, as specified in <number>.
  • -image
Forces the game to download all known updates.
  • The program terminates after the update is completed; Guild Wars 2 will not be able run with this parameter on.
    • Recommended: Create an extra Guild Wars 2 shortcut (e.g. "Guild Wars 2 Updater") specifically to use this command line switch.
  • -image updates gw2.dat; after updating, that file can be be transferred over to other machines.
    • There can be up to 25 gigabytes of data to download. Once -image completes, the exact file size of gw2.dat will vary across installations.
  • -mce
Start the client with Windows Media Center compatibility, switching the game to full screen and restarting Media Center (if available) after the client is closed.
  • -noui
Disables the user interface, producing the same effect as when one pushes Ctrl+Shift+H in-game to toggle it.
  • -nosound
Disables audio system completely.
  • -password <string>
Enables auto-log-in if <string> is the correct password for the account, and either (A) is used with -email or (B) details have previously been saved using the "Remember Account Name" checkbox. This argument must not be preceded by any other argument.
Warning: Putting your password in a shortcut or a batch file makes it easily accessible to everybody with access to your computer. Never use this option if you are sharing your computer with other people whom you do not trust.
  • -perf
Displays performance indicators such as; Triangles, memory usage, frames per second and transfer rate in bytes per second are displayed in multi-colored text in the middle of the right side of the Guild Wars 2 window.
  • -repair
Start the client, checks the files for errors and repair then was needed.
  • -windowed
Forces Guild Wars 2 to run in windowed mode.
Note: You can easily switch to windowed mode by pressing Alt+Enter or clicking the window icon in the upper right corner while the game is already running.

Mac

Mac OS X is officially supported by ArenaNet, and the client is currently in beta, available to everyone who have bought, or buys Guild Wars 2. You can download the client here.

Linux

Wine

Guild Wars 2 is reported to be working with Wine, visit the Guild Wars 2 WineHQ entry for more information.

Community websites

News

Guild Wars 2 on Facebook - News, updates, competitions and more.
Guild Wars 2 on Twitter - Regular updates on issues and server status.
Game Status Updates - Game status update page of the official wiki, posted with the latest information from the developers.

Forums

Guild Wars 2 Forums - The official Guild Wars 2 forums, hosted by Arenanet (Multiple languages available).
r/Guildwars2 Subreddit - Reddit's extremely active community for Guild Wars 2. News, information and discussion with posts directly from the developers.
Guild Wars 2 Guru - Fansite with a large community and active forum.

Issue Resources

Official Facebook thread - List of common issues.[2]
Guild Wars 2 Support - Comprehensive list of error codes and fixes.

Gameplay

Guild Wars 2 Wiki - Official wiki for Guild Wars 2 - accessible in-game using the /wiki command.
GuildHead - Item database, skill editor and interactive map from the Wowhead founders.
The Guild Wars 2 Database - Comprehensive item, skill and recipe database by Curse and Guild Wars 2 Guru.
Guild Wars 2 Build Editor - PVP character build editor, with linkable builds.


Server based issues

An official daily update is published by ArenaNet every day of the week here.

As with all games, they're never completely bug free and always have some issues, MMO's especially so. ArenaNet are actively trying to fix all outstanding issues in the game, updating it several times daily. The Guild Wars 2 engine is designed so that most of the changes can be made on the server side without interrupting the user experience. Client updates are generally available during a 20-60 minute downtime, most nights, at 12:00 PDT.

Issues you can expect to happen in game, which are getting fixed, include:

  • Intermittent use of the Trading Post
  • Broken quests
  • Camera getting stuck
  • Flickering textures
  • Players or enemies disappearing when in groups of large numbers
  • Periodic lag
  • Guild functions not working properly
  • Friends disappearing from them map when separated
  • Intermittent login issues (others may have no issues logging in)
  • Disconnections
  • UI discrepancies
  • Game performance issues



References