Curse

jomandoor · May 01, 2005, 06:15 PM // 18:15

The game just stops... the only way i can do anything is by pressing alt-f4, so it doesnt seem like a normal crash, any ideas?
specs:
win xp SP2
p4 (NO ht) 2.8
1 gig pc2100 DDR ram
x800 pro 256 no oc
Audigy 2 zs 7.1 sound

any help apperciated

jomandoor · May 01, 2005, 10:56 PM // 22:56

bump.

XxIMIortisxX · May 02, 2005, 12:45 AM // 00:45

I'm having the exact same problem with my GW. I'll be playing and anywhere between 5 minutes to 2 hours my GW will simply freeze. In the background of the actual game I can see the outline of the GW error report box also. Typically, all I have to do is click where the box is and hit escape and the program will terminate and go back to desktop. By the way...I use ventrilo to talk with friends in GW. I crash with and without ventrilo running in the background.

OS: Windows XP SP2
My comp: AMD 64 FX-55
Gigabyte with nForce 3 chipset (Not too sure what model is atm)
1 gig Corsair PC3200
GeForce 6800 GT
SB Audigy 2 ZS

Let me see...So far I have downloaded SB Audigy beta drivers (crashes before and after change), changed DirectX sound acceleration levels (tried all levels, full to none), updated every other possible driver on my machine, disabled SB and enabled onboard sound which didn't work either (Realtek AC'97), tried defragging, checked my ram, and cried a few times.

I probably left about 30 other steps out, but I thought that would cover the basics. Nothing is overclocked, my power supply is more than sufficient, and these crashes to desktop ONLY happen in Guild Wars. I should also mention that I was crashing two beta events ago, but I had zero problems running it during the beta event before release. I'm starting to think my machine isn't the problem here.

ShadeZeRO · May 02, 2005, 12:54 AM // 00:54

dont worry your not alone
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=5162

XxIMIortisxX · May 02, 2005, 01:32 AM // 01:32

I've been following that thread for the past few days but decided not to post there since my game was just freezing and going back to desktop, not rebooting or getting the blue screen like most of those peeps.

Btw, i'm pretty damn amazed with the people that made this game. How can you make a game that's this nice and THIS great and not even have official forums. Pretty stupid and half-assed if you ask me. I've been waiting a year to play this game and now I get to sit here and mess with computer crap instead.

ShadeZeRO · May 02, 2005, 01:35 AM // 01:35

actually IMI, I too go back to the desktop, but in some cases i do get the blank BSOD...but not very often. Im assuming most of it is based of the same general problem, so please continue to post if you find out anything because any little tip could work...like the post effect increased my time, and the defrag also increased my time of play.

jomandoor · May 02, 2005, 09:15 AM // 09:15

You see i get No errors