Guildwars 2 widescreen? - Guild Wars Forums

ParanoidDenny · Jun 04, 2007, 02:00 PM // 14:00

With the advent of widescreen tft's one wonders if theres going to be a widescreen option for GW2.

Etta · Jun 04, 2007, 02:07 PM // 14:07

well seeing that there is a widescreen resolution setting for GW1, I don't see why not. ......um you do know about that setting, right?

Sophitia Leafblade · Jun 04, 2007, 02:12 PM // 14:12

Yups Etta is quite correct, there already is a Widescreen setting for Gw (i should know, i use it)

ParanoidDenny · Jun 04, 2007, 02:15 PM // 14:15

LOL After all this time i never knew, just shows how i look oO

Thats for the heads up

Lonesamurai · Jun 04, 2007, 02:21 PM // 14:21

Quick question (sounds noobie after all the vista advice I've given out recently, but...) I'm getting my first Widescreen 19" tft tomorrow (if it arrives, if not I'm gonna kick off to the business I bought it from...)

So anyway, how do you set up a widescreen?

Etta · Jun 04, 2007, 02:24 PM // 14:24

no biggie, nothing wrong with asking about what you don't know.

The widescreen setting is 1400x9...920 or 940 i forgot :P anyway it's on the buttom list of the resolution setting. Go in to the graphic setting and you'll see it, it will turn up when you connect the new monitor. Any graphic card from gfx5900 upward will be ok.

You can use that setting for window desktop as well, the "stretch to fit" option from the monitor is rubbish, turn it off. Just be sure to get a new wallpaper that fit the widescreen.

Yanman.be · Jun 04, 2007, 02:24 PM // 14:24

Like a normal PC I guess...GW will detect your native resolutions I reckon.

Hengis · Jun 04, 2007, 03:00 PM // 15:00

I've been running Guild Wars at 1650x1050 on a 20.1 inch widescreen lately, and it really does look absolutely gorgeous, giving an almost 3D quality to the game.

Guild Wars genuinely suports widescreen and expands the visible area to show more of the environment (rather than just stretching the displayed area to fit the screen).

It's great to have your Party and hero windows and your radar at the side of the screen and still have a huge visible game play area.

Yanman.be · Jun 04, 2007, 04:13 PM // 16:13

I even actually have 2 monitor's, 1 15" for msn&console views etc, and 1 17" for mainstream programs. I can stretch GW to fit both, even thought they have different native resolution.

Star Naiad · Jun 04, 2007, 05:43 PM // 17:43

not only it should have widescreen it should also have DirectX10 and Games for Windows logo on!

ichigo_panty · Jun 05, 2007, 08:15 AM // 08:15

I do not think that they will be based on directX10. Windows maybe unless they release the long awaited Mac platform.

Most of the new games come with widescreen and widescreen is replacing square screen. So, of course gw2 will be able to widescreen.

Lonesamurai · Jun 05, 2007, 08:38 AM // 08:38

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Originally Posted by ichigo_panty

I do not think that they will be based on directX10. Windows maybe unless they release the long awaited Mac platform.

Most of the new games come with widescreen and widescreen is replacing square screen. So, of course gw2 will be able to widescreen.

It has already been stated that GW2 will be DX10, but like crysis and similar, it will scale back to DX9 compatability for those less fortunate

Etta · Jun 05, 2007, 08:48 AM // 08:48

Yeah according to Miss Grey, GW2 will support both DX9 & 10. But then again by the time it comes out, everyone will be using dx10 card anyway. Well maybe most not all, it still 2 years away.

BTW samurai, how's your monitor?

ichigo_panty · Jun 05, 2007, 09:15 AM // 09:15

Thank for correcting me. I always had that impression that DX10 games will not come out till next year.

Yea, how is your monitor? SS your desktop and let us see.

Lonesamurai · Jun 05, 2007, 11:12 AM // 11:12

Not arrived yet.... I was so bored waiting for it, i actually went and did 4 hours of mining in EvE whilst i did something else...

Oh, and this is the monitor I'm getting: http://www.mirai.eu/Uk/ProductDetail...d=52&cat_id=39

vaxmor · Jun 05, 2007, 12:36 PM // 12:36

GW-1 looks great on 24 inch 1920x1200

Mournblade · Jun 06, 2007, 01:42 AM // 01:42

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Originally Posted by vaxmor

GW-1 looks great on 24 inch 1920x1200

Couldn't agree more. *insert silly grin*

Tachyon · Jun 06, 2007, 03:31 AM // 03:31

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Originally Posted by vaxmor

GW-1 looks great on 24 inch 1920x1200

Looks even better at 2560x1600 on a Samsung 30".

ichigo_panty · Jun 06, 2007, 04:28 AM // 04:28

30" is overkilled.

Using a projector to play on a wall while lying on the bed is fun too.

Eragon Dragonslayer · Jun 06, 2007, 04:30 AM // 04:30

I love connecting my laptop to my 65' hd tv and playing guildwars there 1920 x 1080 FTW!

Jun 04, 2007, 02:00 PM // 14:00	#1
ParanoidDenny Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: EOM	Guildwars 2 widescreen? With the advent of widescreen tft's one wonders if theres going to be a widescreen option for GW2.

Jun 04, 2007, 02:24 PM // 14:24	#6
Etta Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mancland, British Empire	no biggie, nothing wrong with asking about what you don't know. The widescreen setting is 1400x9...920 or 940 i forgot :P anyway it's on the buttom list of the resolution setting. Go in to the graphic setting and you'll see it, it will turn up when you connect the new monitor. Any graphic card from gfx5900 upward will be ok. You can use that setting for window desktop as well, the "stretch to fit" option from the monitor is rubbish, turn it off. Just be sure to get a new wallpaper that fit the widescreen. Last edited by Etta; Jun 04, 2007 at 02:30 PM // 14:30..

Jun 04, 2007, 02:07 PM // 14:07	#2
Etta Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mancland, British Empire	well seeing that there is a widescreen resolution setting for GW1, I don't see why not. ......um you do know about that setting, right?

Jun 04, 2007, 02:12 PM // 14:12	#3
Sophitia Leafblade Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Dragon Slayer Guild [DSG] Profession: R/	Yups Etta is quite correct, there already is a Widescreen setting for Gw (i should know, i use it)

Jun 04, 2007, 02:15 PM // 14:15	#4
ParanoidDenny Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: EOM	LOL After all this time i never knew, just shows how i look oO Thats for the heads up

Jun 04, 2007, 02:21 PM // 14:21	#5
Lonesamurai Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cheltenham, Glos, UK Guild: Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS] Profession: R/A	Quick question (sounds noobie after all the vista advice I've given out recently, but...) I'm getting my first Widescreen 19" tft tomorrow (if it arrives, if not I'm gonna kick off to the business I bought it from...) So anyway, how do you set up a widescreen?

Jun 04, 2007, 02:24 PM // 14:24	#7
Yanman.be Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: [ROSE] Profession: A/	Like a normal PC I guess...GW will detect your native resolutions I reckon.

Jun 04, 2007, 03:00 PM // 15:00	#8
Hengis Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London Guild: Better Than Life (BTL) Profession: R/	I've been running Guild Wars at 1650x1050 on a 20.1 inch widescreen lately, and it really does look absolutely gorgeous, giving an almost 3D quality to the game. Guild Wars genuinely suports widescreen and expands the visible area to show more of the environment (rather than just stretching the displayed area to fit the screen). It's great to have your Party and hero windows and your radar at the side of the screen and still have a huge visible game play area.

Jun 04, 2007, 04:13 PM // 16:13	#9
Yanman.be Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: [ROSE] Profession: A/	I even actually have 2 monitor's, 1 15" for msn&console views etc, and 1 17" for mainstream programs. I can stretch GW to fit both, even thought they have different native resolution.

Jun 04, 2007, 05:43 PM // 17:43	#10
Star Naiad Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2006	not only it should have widescreen it should also have DirectX10 and Games for Windows logo on!

Jun 05, 2007, 08:15 AM // 08:15	#11
ichigo_panty Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: Exiled And Forsaken[EnF]	I do not think that they will be based on directX10. Windows maybe unless they release the long awaited Mac platform. Most of the new games come with widescreen and widescreen is replacing square screen. So, of course gw2 will be able to widescreen.

Jun 05, 2007, 08:48 AM // 08:48	#13
Etta Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mancland, British Empire	Yeah according to Miss Grey, GW2 will support both DX9 & 10. But then again by the time it comes out, everyone will be using dx10 card anyway. Well maybe most not all, it still 2 years away. BTW samurai, how's your monitor?

Jun 05, 2007, 09:15 AM // 09:15	#14
ichigo_panty Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: Exiled And Forsaken[EnF]	Thank for correcting me. I always had that impression that DX10 games will not come out till next year. Yea, how is your monitor? SS your desktop and let us see.

Jun 05, 2007, 11:12 AM // 11:12	#15
Lonesamurai Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cheltenham, Glos, UK Guild: Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS] Profession: R/A	Not arrived yet.... I was so bored waiting for it, i actually went and did 4 hours of mining in EvE whilst i did something else... Oh, and this is the monitor I'm getting: http://www.mirai.eu/Uk/ProductDetail...d=52&cat_id=39

Jun 05, 2007, 12:36 PM // 12:36	#16
vaxmor Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ascalon Profession: R/	GW-1 looks great on 24 inch 1920x1200

Jun 06, 2007, 04:28 AM // 04:28	#19
ichigo_panty Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: Exiled And Forsaken[EnF]	30" is overkilled. Using a projector to play on a wall while lying on the bed is fun too.

Jun 06, 2007, 04:30 AM // 04:30	#20
Eragon Dragonslayer Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Right Behind You Guild: The Raven Evolution [wvw] Profession: A/	I love connecting my laptop to my 65' hd tv and playing guildwars there 1920 x 1080 FTW!