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Old Aug 24, 2006, 01:20 AM // 01:20   #21
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I've been playing on 28k since release. It really isn't so bad. In fact, I hear broadband users complaining about lag as much as I do. Yeah, whenever a large patch comes, it takes a little bit of time to download. I usually just let my computer sit at the log in screen and download while I am off doing something else. Then when I come back, I load quick into areas.

I used to have cable, but moved to a rural area with no broadband. The phone lines in the area are so old, they don't even support 56k. I was really pissed at first, but I got used to it. Can't wait to move into a new apartment in the near future and get back on high speed though.
Believe me, going from 56k to broadband is like switching from riding a tricycle to driving a V8 Mustang. Much less 28k.
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 01:38 AM // 01:38   #22
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yeah im stuck on dial-up since we cant dsl and comcast is a rip-off. The game still runs good on my computer, i can run the 2nd highest graphics with no problem. Theres a few lag spikes here an there but you get used to it. I also rarely get er7s too unlike my friends who do have broadband.
In other words just because your too poor to afford cable you try to say dial up is better without having error 7's? Oh how I beg to differ.
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 02:17 AM // 02:17   #23
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In other words just because your too poor to afford cable you try to say dial up is better without having error 7's? Oh how I beg to differ.
Dial-up connections really do have less (or no) err7s though. :\ I didn't start getting such errors, until I was on a cable connection.
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 02:19 AM // 02:19   #24
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The only time I've ever dc'd with comcast is when my mom moves the freakin wireless modem six inches to the left and my signal strength drops from very good to low.
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 03:30 AM // 03:30   #25
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I noticed that too. I rarely err7'ed when i had dial up and i seemed to do it a little more often (not much) when i got broadband. I dont think this has to do with the broadband, i think it just has to do with ANet, recently more and more err=7's have been occuring. I dont think its anyones internet problem, its the games problem.
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 08:21 AM // 08:21   #26
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I didn't get err=7 much until they moved the damn servers -_-
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 09:04 AM // 09:04   #27
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My friend has been playing on dial-up since the game came out.

His only complaint is the downloads, but he still joins parties and pvp's. It really does run slick on a slow connection.
I concur!

I've been playing GW on 56k dialup since I got the game last year, and with the exception of GW updates, loading a new area for the first time (or a changed area), and occasionally missions etc with large numbers of players, I have little to no problems with lag.

Some people do seem to have horrible dialup connections, though. I was in RA only yesterday, and two of the warriors on my team were taking ages to load. On the second last match they arrived when the enemy team was at our gate and attacking my spirits. On the last match, they didn't manage to load at all before I and the fourth person on the team were slaughtered.

The fourth person PMed me after the match saying "People with dialup shouldn't play GW." To which I replied, "I'm on dialup "

So rather than pitying us poor people on dialup... save the pity for those with *bad* dialup.
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 09:20 AM // 09:20   #28
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When I move to University in a few weeks time I'll be sharing a 1gb connection with like 1000 other students...it's like a 1.024mb connection each and I'll be complaining about that because I'm used to 8mbs to myself.

Oh woe is me.
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 09:33 AM // 09:33   #29
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Dial-up is still tolerable for playing Guild Wars, but only about 75% of the game. Missions, even AB missions, are do-able, albeit a bit delayed and maybe a bit choppy at times. PvP, like Hall of Heroes or Team Arenas is out of the question. Too laggy in the first place with 8 people per team and fast action, not to mention no chance of using Vent or Teamspeak, which is pretty much a requirement for the higher end PvP.

So, for PvP-oriented players such as myself, I'm relegated to Random Arenas

Even there, though, I can't play an interrupting Ranger, or interrupting Mesmer, for there is no chance of reliably interrupting a skill, and I'm even on fairly decent dial-up. Sigh....

I live in an area with no broadband access, though I regularly make weekend stays at friends' places that DO have cable/DSL, and its a GW fest =)
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 10:20 AM // 10:20   #30
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I wish I was still on dial up, I have a wireless connection... Big dish on top of my house. 2-3 minute lag spikes are not uncommon.
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 02:15 PM // 14:15   #31
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In other words just because your too poor to afford cable you try to say dial up is better without having error 7's? Oh how I beg to differ.

well im not poor, but comcast makes you have to surscribe to all 3 of there services. at least i dont err 7 in Ha or abs so its all good.
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Old Aug 25, 2006, 04:25 AM // 04:25   #32
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I had been playing on 28.8k dialup for the past seven months until yesterday.

Gameplay is fine, patches not. However,
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no chance of using Vent or Teamspeak
That's the only real reason I switched to DSL.
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Old Aug 26, 2006, 07:20 PM // 19:20   #33
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In other words just because your too poor to afford cable you try to say dial up is better without having error 7's? Oh how I beg to differ.
Sometimes it's not a matter of money- DSL/Cable isn't available in all areas. What I believe s/he is trying to say is that both have their downfalls and their upsides as well.
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Old Aug 27, 2006, 01:05 AM // 01:05   #34
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I know exactly how you feel, I had dial up at one point, but to make things worse, it was AOL 9.0 . It made any other dial up service look like 8 meg broadband... Luckily we got rid of AOL entirely and we're now runnin 4 meg Blueyonder broadband *hallelujah*. Good luck gettin your broadband back!
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Old Aug 27, 2006, 02:52 AM // 02:52   #35
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I know exactly how you feel, I had dial up at one point, but to make things worse, it was AOL 9.0 . It made any other dial up service look like 8 meg broadband... Luckily we got rid of AOL entirely and we're now runnin 4 meg Blueyonder broadband *hallelujah*. Good luck gettin your broadband back!

on 10MB blueyonder here ^_^

*downloads everything, ever*

*PC explodes*
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Old Sep 26, 2006, 01:12 AM // 01:12   #36
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dial-up doesnt hurt that much when there is no update, but when u need to download an update...
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Old Sep 26, 2006, 09:41 AM // 09:41   #37
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Your connection only affects you when a new update comes and you must load lots of data.

But i can siriously tell you it has absolutely nothing to do with the gameplay.
Guildwars only needs a permanent stream of ~2kb/sec.

I also had a 56k dial up connection and i could play with no lag at all.

Most problems with slow play come from low RAM or an old Graphics Card.

So maybe check or update this .

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Old Sep 26, 2006, 11:00 AM // 11:00   #38
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When I first got 256 I felt incredibly happy....
When I got 1024 I felt complete as a human....
Now I'm on 2048 and I want more....

Bandwidth is never enough.
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Old Sep 26, 2006, 12:31 PM // 12:31   #39
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Well, I'm on 200k (400k at night), which isn't the fastest connection ever used by the human race... but my suggestion for dial-up users is to just leave the game at login screen overnight during big updates, and wait a bit to see if it loads something in smaller updates.. that way you download everything beforehand and other people don't have to wait for you in missions (thus, you CAN still play in human groups without being a burden)
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Old Oct 02, 2006, 11:00 PM // 23:00   #40
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Take heart! I (used to) have dial-up too! When I am at college, me and my buddies (4/6 people in my apartment who play GWs) have highspeed though. Also, when I was at home, I finally convinced my parents last summer to get a high speed connection. It really is stupid how much you pay for some internet services and how little you actually get.

I played Guildwars for a summer on dial-up, and generally it wasn't so bad. Like everyone else has said, it was only bad during big updates. Then I would pick up a Gamecube controller and find other ways to zap my brains.
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