[Meizicht]

I've been playing on a single core processor ( and not the best one. I can't even have SAI open while listening to music, so it's annoying since music helps me focus and I can't even do that. -__- ), so I can't do much. The best I'll have in a couple weeks or so is a used computer ( with a dual core, finally OTL ) I got recently, but I have to wait a while to get a new graphics card ( Galaxy GeForce with 2GB of memory. It's good for it's price; I can't go and get any $100+ cards. ) due to bills. Idk when I'll be able to use it. x__x;
This one wont upgrade because the motherboard is old, and the graphics card in it is an AGP. So I can't use it for the new computer because it's a PCIe slot. I was really stuck lol. Plus I need more ram for it - it only has 2GB in it right now.
So I dunno if I'll be super active with lost shores. There might be too much lag for me to do anything. I can't even do any of the bigger events ( like Claw of Jormag, Shatterer, etc ) because I get less than one frame per second.

My ranger isn't the best underwater, also. x__x
And I just recently got to 80, I can't do dungeons because of lag and so I don't make much money so I don't have all my gear upgraded yet. It's hard to control underwater when you have 1-5 fps and even less when there's tons of people around lol.

[Amoena]

o_o what galaxy geforce is it?

i'm glad you're getting a new-ish computer though x.x dual core might help quite a bit but it depends on a lot of other things.

try it on the lowest settings possible (even lower than reccommended perhaps) and see if that helps some.

My build was like 390$ when I originally built it, and the graphics card was an nvidia geforce 240gt 512 mb. Ran everything like a dream AND runs guild wars super smooth-like. If you can find one, they're probably selling now for between 40 and 80$. THe only game it won't play nice with is FFXIV, but just a quick snip into your registry and it manages.

[Meizicht]

xD; Oh believe me, I know basics enough to where I have been playing it on the lowest settings possible. It doesn't help at all, since it's not a problem with my graphics. It's the processor; no matter what I do, the more people around, the laggier it is. It runs very smooth on highest settings when there's nobody around. There's actually not much difference between highest and lowest settings on this computer; the lag is the same either way. Like I said, my graphics card can handle it just fine. My processor just can't handle all the people.

This is the GeForce I'm going to order in a couple weeks or so. Right now I don't have the money, so I have to wait. Also, since I live in a fairly remote town, I don't really have the option to look around ( shipping fees, etc, so over the internet like Newegg, etc, aren't good for me. This is a order and free pickup so it's the best deal I've got. )

The card I have in this computer that I've been playing it on is an ATI Radeon HD 3600 ( 1GB of memory ). Which, honestly, I've been met with people going "egh" about it, but it is not bad at all. ( I hate it when people bag on my specs when they have all the money in the world they can throw around, so they think I can just get a new one -___- Plus 90% of those people haven't even used it. ) If this were a faster computer, I'd be able to use it to its full potential.

[Amoena]

I PM'd you because I think we're getting offtopic :D

My cat has even taken to watching me play GW2. I think she's jelly of my pets in game >.>;;

Last night I just got my dailies and not much else because I had school then work right away -.-; Today is a good GW2 day, plus I have a friend coming over so I'll probably make him watch for a bit o_o

I frequent mmorpg.com and the community on there in response to GW2 is just hilarious. "the game is dying!" "it's a cute 2-month game" <-- in a year, they'll be saying "it's a cute 12 month game, but i want more" too xD It gets to the point where they're not even valid discussions anymore.

[Meizicht]

I'm a shut-in so I have all the time in the world.
Well, I would. But oddly enough, shut-ins have their own problems too. @__@

But lol you should see mmosite. It's full of know-it-alls and PvP exploiters, newbie griefers, ego maniacs, narcissists, wannabe techies, a surprisingly massive homophobic group, and trolls galore. My explanation for all these butthurt dipwits have a large collection of reasons:

The PvP exploiters more than likely are the same ones who make it their goal in life to grief other players. This is like the biggest group of idiots who can make a game really suck for people like me who like to go at their own pace and enjoy it without having to think about who's going to camp your ass and make you miserable. Sooo

1. They can't steal loot, since it's distributed to every player separately. Can't piss off anyone there.

2. Can't kill-steal. You just land one hit on it and you get equal credit no matter what. You can't rush in front of a player and kill their mobs before they can, so you can't push them out of an area to keep it for yourself. So greifing there is useless.

3. No open PvP. Can't go camp a newbie or lower level player anywhere to make their playing experience shitty and boost your ego. Even if it were open PvP, with the level-adjusting system they have, you're liable to get your own ass kicked no matter how many levels you are above a level 10, if they're not pushovers.

4. WvWvW automatically has you at lv80, and you're swarming with groups of people from your own server. Since it's a group effort, you can't single out people there unless they're wandering around by themselves, in which case they're just asking to be ganked. Can't boost your ego with that since griefers tend to work solo - I take it as a predator-eat-predator thing; two douchebags can't be in the same place at once or the most immature world/map chat spectacle will happen within moments.

5. Can't hoard the goods. PvP gear, cultural sets, costumes, etc are all soulbound or accountbound. Can't go farming or finding exploits to sell tons of them on the trading post. No get-rich-off-the-less-informed scheme since there's also a smart and quick "highest buyer" vs "lowest seller" arrangement that makes it really easy to spot the moneygrubbers from those trying to actually sell shit. No extensive scrolling or quantity tricks to switch your mind into thinking "Oh 1g is the lowest price for one of these +totally overlooks the 1g for 5 of 'these'+" since it automatically calculates that crap for you. So to hell with the Donald Trumps of the gaming world. You get rich in GW2, it's honest and hurts no one.

6. These guys only think ego ego ego, rush rush rush, so they don't appreciate the vistas and graphics as much as the rest of us. They want to hit cap and own face ( mostly through exploits and glitches instead of honestly ) so they think the jumping puzzles are stupid. ( In which I say go back to League of Legends or WoW. )

7. Just like in 6, like hell they'd take the time to appreciate the story too. They'd treat it like "oh that's too nerdy for me, I'm just here to be the best at everything" and they'd just rush through it without taking the time to read everything. And then they whine about how it wasn't deep enough for them and didn't have a good story. Lawl.

8. Group effort. Usually I'm a soloer too ( so the no need for a party thing is really really a lifesaver game-wise and I loooovvve it. /end sidenote ) but so are the greifers. They would hate group events being shared credit. Then they scream about all the unskilled "nubs" getting credit for their kills. Even though they get credit too.. ( I find it pretty sad that they think gaming should require skill. It's a game. Not synchronized swimming. )

9. Though there is a cash shop, it does not carry items that will put players ahead of others. It's mostly cosmetic with a few boosts - which you get as prizes for completing maps and other random drops, so it's really not unfair; plus you can buy gems with gold - so you can't buy to win. Of course these guys will turn it around and say the boosts ( which are just karma boosts, magic find, exp, etc. And really who needs the exp boost? THERE IS SO MUCH EXP TO EARN IN-GAME, IT'S ALMOST TOO EASYYYY, rofl. ) are unfair to players who can't pay, when really they're mad that it ISN'T that way. ( Whenever you see a troll shouting "GW2 IS B2W" you'll know they're one of those. ) Anyway, can't flash your cash and blast to the top within moments, which causes richkid slanderflubs.

Pretty sure there's more, but those are the big reasons in my opinion.
But I like this because this chases away the people who cause major problems. Makes the community nice and helpful, like it is already. I just laugh whenever I see these reasons being used in someone's argument about why "GW2 is soooo bad". Because it makes it easy to pick out what kind of person they are. Most cases, the idiot whining about the game being "boring" are the same people camping weaker players in games like Loong and former Prius.


... Crafty player filtering system, right? xDD Make a good game and the griefers go running. WHO WOULD'A THOUGHT?

[Rosekitten]

Kano and I play this >w< ~don't ask what server because I really forget heh....~ Though the highest we've gotten is 39 (well me anyway) I'm waiting for his guardian to catch up to my cleric (guardian..) so than we can play together XD

[Amoena]

xD I had no idea what server I started on, it was Sorrow's Furnace I think. Then I switched to Henge of Denravi and have been on there ever since.

I found that even the DE's don't get too boring, so I dragged my friend Alis around Kryta getting him his hearts :P It's fun mowing things down at level 80 scaled down to like.. level 5 xD

[Rosekitten]

i like the scaling but they need to work on it :P hehe .. not crazy over the events. Seem a bit scattered or focus towards higher levels and a poor sense of direction if your not a daily player. Maybe its just me xD

[Amoena]

Well, yeah I mean a lot of times during the week if I have no motivation i'm like "meh may as well get my dailies". But I'll log on a lot and be like "augh!!! gotta get this vista if it kills me (again)!!" ... and then I do, and I feel accomplishment.

If you don't explore the areas, I find it hard to know what things are what. For instance, if you don't hang around queensdale and all of a sudden people are like "trolls up" you're like "whaaa?"

They just made champions drop more/betterer stuff.

Did you participate in the event at all this weekend Rose? My goodness it was sexy! xD The rewards -- people were getting pieces for their legendary weapons o_o

[Glitch]

I'm playing! *raises hand* I have an asura theif and a human elementalist. I'm playing on um Fergusson's Crossing!

[Amoena]

:D ah Winter have you done any crafting yet?

How do you like Asura? I love how cute they run!

[Glitch]

I have not done any crafting no! lol

I am only level 16! haha.

I do love how cute they run. Their heads are too heavy!

[Amoena]

I love how they like swing their arms around >.>;; flailing x.X

ahhh well get to gathering/mining/logging cuz you'll need that all later on :D

[Glitch]

i'm sure v.v *grumbles*

[Meizicht]

I did the lost shores event but I had one frame per MINUTE at the end. DDDDDx
Thankfully I still got gold participation and some really good loot.
But damn.
One frame per minute.
Not even exaggerating; I timed that shit. I think I got 3 frames the entire end fight. And I was stuck in overflow the entire weekend ksjdhflahfj

[Amoena]

yaaa our overflow crashed and when we got back on the event had restarted (after about an hour in!)... crazy event.. but my goodness.. gotta love the exotics/20slot bag o_o