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roshanabey2 · Mar 21, 2009, 06:56 PM // 18:56

At this stage it is pointless making a mac version of guild wars 1 but i see profit for anet if they released a mac version of guild wars 2, i am a mac user and would like to play guild wars 2 on it, and there are many other people who have mac and would like to run guild war on it without any crossover software.
Any thoughts?

King Jay · Mar 21, 2009, 07:09 PM // 19:09

Why not? /signed

I do not even use the Mac.

lewis91 · Mar 21, 2009, 10:13 PM // 22:13

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Originally Posted by King Jay

Why not? /signed

I do not even use the Mac.

same, /signed, no reason for them not to enclude mac people.

moriz · Mar 21, 2009, 10:16 PM // 22:16

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Originally Posted by lewis91

same, /signed, no reason for them not to enclude mac people.

they do have a reason actually: macs do not support dx9/10/11(?)

stevenrussian · Mar 21, 2009, 10:19 PM // 22:19

I think they should make gw2 for mac!

DarkFlame · Mar 21, 2009, 11:34 PM // 23:34

I think Mac users should give up on the idea that their machines will ever be used to play games.

Operative 14 · Mar 22, 2009, 12:50 AM // 00:50

/Conditionally Signed

I have no idea how much work there is porting between the two. I'd support it if it wouldn't be that big of a deal. If, however, it means redesigning good portions of the game to run on a Mac platform, I would ask for a consideration to be made for how much time and effort it would take versus what it would bring to Arenanet. If a very small percentage of an already small percentage is going to benefit only in as much as they don't have to run Bootcamp and open GW2 through Windows, then that's more a convenience factor than anything else.

Would it be nice for GW2 to be Mac compatible, heck yeah. Would it be nice to wait an extra year for them to recode all of the graphics drivers just so some people don't have to do a little bit of extra work to play the game?...hmm...

I don't mean to belittle anyone either, I'm just trying to be realistic.

stevenrussian · Mar 22, 2009, 12:54 AM // 00:54

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Originally Posted by Operative 14

/Conditionally Signed

I have no idea how much work there is porting between the two. I'd support it if it wouldn't be that big of a deal. If, however, it means redesigning good portions of the game to run on a Mac platform, I would ask for a consideration to be made for how much time and effort it would take versus what it would bring to Arenanet. If a very small percentage of an already small percentage is going to benefit only in as much as they don't have to run Bootcamp and open GW2 through Windows, then that's more a convenience factor than anything else.

Would it be nice for GW2 to be Mac compatible, heck yeah. Would it be nice to wait an extra year for them to recode all of the graphics drivers just so some people don't have to do a little bit of extra work to play the game?...hmm...

I don't mean to belittle anyone either, I'm just trying to be realistic.

I completely agree with you. Its not worth it if it takes a whole extra year.

HawkofStorms · Mar 22, 2009, 01:06 AM // 01:06

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Originally Posted by DarkFlame

I think Mac users should give up on the idea that their machines will ever be used to play games.

Agreed.
Mac users need to realize they bought a gloried I-tunes player.
Oh boy, a white laptop with an apple on it that is twice as expensive and half as powerful... but trendier.

The Simpson's "maple" parody was so close to real life it was frightening. If you aren't in graphic design or video editing, there is no reason to buy a mac.

Edit:
Links for those who haven't seen it
http://www.hulu.com/watch/46753/the-...s-mapple-store
http://www.hulu.com/watch/46751/the-simpsons-steve-mobs

Ghost Dog · Mar 22, 2009, 01:10 AM // 01:10

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Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

Agreed.
Mac users need to realize they bought a gloried I-tunes player.
Oh boy, a white laptop with an apple on it that is twice as expensive and half as powerful... but trendier.

The Simpson's "maple" parody was so close to real life it was frightening. If you aren't in graphic design or video editing, there is no reason to buy a mac.

So many people bought macs because the commercial told them to, what a joke.

Kattar · Mar 22, 2009, 02:30 AM // 02:30

This isn't a Mac versus Windows thread, so if you can't post without bashing one or the other, don't post. Simple enough?

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Originally Posted by moriz

they do have a reason actually: macs do not support dx9/10/11(?)

The main reason this won't happen.

infamous16 · Mar 22, 2009, 04:01 AM // 04:01

mac users should dual boot for gaming...because osx isn't for gaming.

RotteN · Mar 22, 2009, 04:12 AM // 04:12

I'd like to see more games playable on a mac. But as long as the staple of games runs on DX, i'm affraid it's not going to happen. So well, i don't have high hopes for GW2 either.

wu is me · Mar 22, 2009, 05:13 AM // 05:13

I don't see why companies insist on using DX, when Open GL works perfectly fine and on both platforms =/. I mean seriously, BLIZZARD creator of the mother of all MMO's is using Open GL... WHY couldn't Gw2???

But given that they've already started working with Dx10, I've lost all hope that i'll be able to play gw2 without having to run boot camp =/... cos I HATE Xp(compared to mac), and vista im not even gonna try lol

spirit of defeat · Mar 22, 2009, 08:45 AM // 08:45

If you wanted to game you shouldn't have bought a mac....

Lot of people buy a mac for status rather then for the hardware.

Soulfire Cleopatra · Mar 22, 2009, 09:01 AM // 09:01

/signed.

I do not own a mac, but it's sad that Anet has neglected those users who would love to pay GW 1 atleast. Thanks Anet for the discrimination!

Wartard · Mar 22, 2009, 12:11 PM // 12:11

Don't Mac systems have a Windows Emulator available to them that allows them to pretty much run two different systems on the same piece of hardware at the same time?

roshanabey2 · Mar 22, 2009, 01:19 PM // 13:19

it is not like i am expecting to play bioshock or fallout 3 on my mac, guild wars 2 won't be that demanding, plus blizzard made mac compatible games and they reaped up the rewards blizzard should take a page from their books

Quinlan Vos · Mar 22, 2009, 01:35 PM // 13:35

No please no. Extra work is always extra work and gw2 release is far too far enough. Macs aren't made for gaming.

Tyla · Mar 22, 2009, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Apart from the techy shit, the game isn't even out yet... Who knows what might happen in the future to it?