Curse

Cazic · May 02, 2005, 07:11 PM // 19:11

any1 have any ideas why my game is chuggy? unplayable atm, im using nvidia fx 5700. but im not missing any terrain or having any other problems other than the game chops around..

Icewall · May 02, 2005, 07:16 PM // 19:16

I have the same problem sometimes. This never happened during BWE. Only happens occasionally, and its not really a bother for me, but why does it occur?

SirNack · May 03, 2005, 03:38 AM // 03:38

When you say chug, do you experience people and creatures popping around like popcorn...They go one direction, disappear, and appear in another location. Do creatures seem to teleport on you etc. Im experiencing this with a fx5700.

SirNack · May 03, 2005, 03:53 AM // 03:53

What router are you all using?

vindicus · May 03, 2005, 03:55 AM // 03:55

Same problem here,

spec,

P4 3.2ghz
1024 ddr
36gig 10k Sata HD
AIW 9800pro 128mb

the game usually works fine but every 10mins or so it will become very very choppy for a minute or 2, even my sound will start to crap out

also, when i start a pvp character and enter the arena the game will run very bad for 10-20sec then become fine...

its extreamly annoying lol

i used to run this game on a p4 1.6ghz, 512ddr during beta and it would work fine.

anyone have any ideas?

thanks-

SirNack · May 03, 2005, 04:26 AM // 04:26

I have noticed that in towns that im *usually* ok.... When on mission/quest i have major problems. Alt-tabing seems to make things worse

Slade xTekno · May 03, 2005, 04:36 AM // 04:36

What kind of connections you do guys have? If broadband, what kind of router?

Discord · May 03, 2005, 04:42 AM // 04:42

I'd guess that it's a server side problem. For a while the official GW page had a news item on the main page apologising for lag issues due to large player volume. I wish that I had archived it, because it seems to have been removed.

The date of the news post was April 29. Now the previous one from April 28 is there. As well as a couple for May 2. One from May 2 states:

"Fixes for lag"

But I don't notice any difference.

I hope that this does not bode ill.

SirNack · May 03, 2005, 04:48 AM // 04:48

My friend tells me that he is not experienceing the same things as iam...while we are in the same party doing missions/quests

SirNack · May 03, 2005, 04:50 AM // 04:50

I am using a linksys wireless. I dont think it has anything to do with it...I have a feeling it is the vid card for some reason.

vindicus · May 03, 2005, 05:24 AM // 05:24

im on DSL, i dont think its the problem because my fps will usually go down from 85fps to 10fps during those lag period

Wabbajak · May 03, 2005, 05:28 AM // 05:28

This problem had a very strange cause and solution for me; maybe this will help some of you as well.

I installed microsoft .net framework 1.1 in order to get a character builder to run, and it caused objects in the game to teleport instead of showing movement animations. I ran windows update and it offered service pack 1 for .net framework 1.1. I installed this, rebooted, problem solved.

I advise anybody having this problem to run windows update and see if you get the same thing; I'm running windows xp with service pack 2.

SirNack · May 03, 2005, 04:23 PM // 16:23

I will give this try. But this seems like a very odd solution

Serafita Kayin · May 03, 2005, 05:34 PM // 17:34

Trying as well, this thread answered my question before I asked...

Mimu · May 04, 2005, 11:15 AM // 11:15

Wow..it actually worked.

Thank you.

SirNack · May 04, 2005, 03:21 PM // 15:21

I dont think that guildwars even uses the .NET Framework

ocoini · May 04, 2005, 03:28 PM // 15:28

Well my screen is just constantly lagging when I look around. Maybe time to buy a new vid card

(

SirNack · May 04, 2005, 04:09 PM // 16:09

Im starting to think it may be my comcast internet......Or possibly just something wrong with the 5700fx

Mimu · May 04, 2005, 05:03 PM // 17:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirNack

I dont think that guildwars even uses the .NET Framework

It listed an update for my graphics driver..I am basically illiterate when it comes to computers but that worked.

Wabbajak · May 05, 2005, 11:56 PM // 23:56

I really have no idea why this fix worked for me either. The funny thing is it must have been something else, since now a few days later its gone back to jumping around again. However, my brother lives a block away from me and has the same provider, and his works just fine, so it can't be a connection problem. When I ran windows update it literally went from barely playable to smooth, and it worked for a couple days. Not sure what to try next.