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> @"Lord Dumpling.7914" said:
> I keep thinking about how much i want to be able to use updrafts with the griffon, and the new map with its tornados and displaced jungle honestly just make that wish stronger.
> Of course the discussion is that making the griffon be able to catch updrafts would make the glider completely obsolete, but i think when peolpe say that they just assume updraft use would come packaged as a normal ability with the griffon. But what if we were only able to unlock updraft use on the griffon as a 7th mastery in the HoT Gliding mastery line, so people would only be able to unlock it if they already have the full gliding line unlocked?
> At that point i think it would be a nice reward to be able to use the griffon with updrafts aswell, and noone would be able to bypass getting the gliding masteries by "simply" getting the griffon. Plus, youd have to spend some time in Maguuma "training" with your griffon, so it wouldnt even be so far fetched in a story context.
> (also, you get way too many mastery points anyway, theres plenty to spare)
You don't need a solution to a problem that does not exist.
There is no issue this was their intent and they did this the right way.
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> @"Sonoroho.5093" said:
> "What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? Bunnies! Bunnies! It must be bunnies!"
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> -Anya
If you can jump 3 stories into the air you might want to spot your landing :)
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> @"Penguin.1345" said:
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> As per the picture, the springers eyeballs has a white dot inside them. Im guessing they are supposed to emulate the light reflecting, which they in my opinion dont do a good job off. They do however do a damned great job at looking like cataracts, compared to the right picture, which is an actual rabbit with cataracts. The white splotches do not adjust to lightsources and are just painted onto the eyeball. No other mount, creature or even npc has this property, making the springer stand out a lot. The large eyes do not help this matter. The springers eyes actually already have the "proper" eye reflections on top of the white spot, which only helps highlight how out of place it is.
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> Can the spot be removed? Cant help but feel sorry for the poor thing.
isn't that just a reflection of the primary light source?
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> @"kharmin.7683" said:
> > @"Merc The Forgotten.5610" said:
> > This is a discussion that can go on forever and will have 2 sides anyway.
> It already has. Check the forums search for those. Probably should've done that instead of opening a new thread for an old topic.
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It really doesn't have two side... well I guess the discussion does but the outcome only has one..
it is what ANET wants regardless of another countries laws or player desire they have a system it is in place and until they decide to change it you have that option.
words do not trump THEIR actions.
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> @"jishi.7568" said:
> > @"Ashantara.8731" said:
> > What does this have to do with GW2 Discussions, though?
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> It was to talk about Playing Guild Wars 2 at 4k Resolution like Jbrother.1340 said. Also to compare performance to other guys, Basically asking for opinions on my build and performance and Updating on my goal for maxing out this build.
> > @"jbrother.1340" said:
> > > @"Ashantara.8731" said:
> > > What does this have to do with GW2 Discussions, though?
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> > you do see they are all talking about resolution as it applies to their hardware and 4k for GW2...right?
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> > how does that not qualify as a GW2 discussion?
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> Thanks, for defending.
I wish I had the gear right now to post my own stats :)
It is no problem. People come in going off topic about the topic in the linux performance thread as well and I just don't get it other than those that don't like the way you live it...
I am seeing these videos and numbers and want to buy some better gear just gotta go water the money tree.
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> @"Just a flesh wound.3589" said:
> > @"jbrother.1340" said:
> > > @"Just a flesh wound.3589" said:
> > > > @"jbrother.1340" said:
> > > > > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:
> > > > > Been asked and answered several times over the years; some players enjoy them, and some do not.
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> > > > doesn't seem like player opinion even matters. ANet will do what ANet does. Bet they change it later :)
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> > > I bet the income from outfits tells them the true player opinion. They wouldn’t be making so many if they weren’t profitable.
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> > You will find there is always and I mean always someone to buy anything you are selling in video games even if what is being sold is not worth it or a scam or lame.
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> > You are very right in that profit is driving this profit business. Hell it drives the non-profit I work for to a large degree they just use the other word and do a few tiny things to met the requirement other than that there is no difference.
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> I know when I’m standing in a crowd of people it’s not unusual at all to see others wearing an outfit. In any case, like any other item that a business produces you can get an idea how well a cosmetic like this sells by how often the business makes new versions. They seem to be pushing new outfits out at a reasonably fast pace, which shows they are at minimum selling at the numbers and profit they expect. Keeping in mind that the time the artists spend on outfits is time that they are not spending working on other gemstore items, that means outfits are at least as profitable as the other gemstore items they could be spending the time designing and selling.
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I have bought zero but have the three you could have at this point I think for (sort of) free.
I like them though and if had money to torch would buy more. I generally only buy things that also provide function not just looks.
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> @"Ashantara.8731" said:
> What does this have to do with GW2 Discussions, though?
you do see they are all talking about resolution as it applies to their hardware and 4k for GW2...right?
how does that not qualify as a GW2 discussion?
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> @"Just a flesh wound.3589" said:
> > @"jbrother.1340" said:
> > > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:
> > > Been asked and answered several times over the years; some players enjoy them, and some do not.
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> > doesn't seem like player opinion even matters. ANet will do what ANet does. Bet they change it later :)
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> I bet the income from outfits tells them the true player opinion. They wouldn’t be making so many if they weren’t profitable.
You will find there is always and I mean always someone to buy anything you are selling in video games even if what is being sold is not worth it or a scam or lame.
You are very right in that profit is driving this profit business. Hell it drives the non-profit I work for to a large degree they just use the other word and do a few tiny things to met the requirement other than that there is no difference.
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> @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said:
> Been asked and answered several times over the years; some players enjoy them, and some do not.
doesn't seem like player opinion even matters. ANet will do what ANet does. Bet they change it later :)
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> @"Icemanfrost.5428" said:
> I've only been playing for a month. I noticed people take rep's very seriously. One Guild mentioned how how'd he put people who had Guild Reps in highest priority when they needed help. I have five guilds. I'm supposed pick who to rep and like jealous girlfriends. I noticed some of them will become a little frustrated when I don't rep them. I am a very friendly person. I can only rep one at a time. I'm considering not repping anyone just to give the appearance that I'm neutral.
Sounds like you need five new guilds :)
No one ever gives anyone crap in the main guild I am in and they understand the nature of a multi guild system. When we do things in either of our guilds (yes we have two guilds for my main guild and two guild halls because well just for the because of it) we rep the guild that makes sense. If I do something with another I rep that and mingle until I am ready to rep another...
I prefer to remain in the main guild I am with 99% of the time because those are the people I chat with most and want to play the game with more. If people are uptight about it seriously FIVE new guilds :)
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See this thread about Linux and GW2 a few of us only play this game and use Linux for all PC needs. There is a lot of good info in this thread and it can help if you are having performance issues:
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> @"Mewcifer.5198" said:
> I've seen this pop up before and I'll express my concerns with this being implemented again. I worry that if it was implemented then all new characters would start with the default keybinds, forcing me to rebind keys for every single character even though I use the same changed keybinds for all of them. Having to redo all my settings for every single character was one of the things I hated about WoW, I wouldn't want it to sour my GW2 experience.
Seems like if they could or would or do implement this they could just have a list of binding and let you select a "profile" binding. A generic could be the base of all toons and use that as standard then customize from there and then you always could start with your preferred based bind set and just change from a drop down. I really don't see how this is hard to implement since I am guessing the bindings are stored in a pretty simple format server side. They already have a menu layout built and I am guessing databases from now until times end, it could be implemented just like skins are but per entire bind set not in piece by piece.... it is all about priorities and we don't know theirs and they are I guess to arrogant to talk to the customers in that fashion or something.
I use the same layout for all toons but might use this feature if it existed.
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> @"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:
> GW2 is very cpu bound, even more so with wine. So you should see some nice performance increase with a better cpu. The gpu is fine. Ram is fine.
Agreed.
I am actually fine right now with this I guess overall I wanted to make sure I had nothing buggy happening that I should report to help overall.
I am in a good place with what I can afford right now and it is playing better than ever. I will post performance once I update some hardware as well though.
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> @"ArmoredVehicle.2849" said:
> > @"GIGU.6487" said:
> > Thx for this! It run very good!
> > A Question:
> > The New V1.3 run with gw2.exe and not with gw64.exe. Is the gw2.exe better?
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> > EDIT: Thx for the information @"jbrother.1340" .
> > On Windows i start the game since the 64 beta with the gw2-64.exe :disappointed:
> > Very Good Performance. All Update better! Thank you so much!
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> Hi, the setup script downloads the 64bit exe from ANet's server and automatically renames it to "GW2.exe". It has always been 64bit since 1.0 :)
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> > @"jbrother.1340" said:
> > I still wonder if I am just butting up against the limitation of my CPU.
> > Realistically what should my load be apx on CPU and GPU when just running around a Map?
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> > I am getting about 40-65% of CPU / 30-65% on GPU / FPS of about 25-30 stable running around and higher with less happening or smaller view area on screen, lower in larger events but not a lot and more stable. CPU only spikes higher than 65% during map loading.
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> > Does that sound like levels I should report a bug over with my old hardware?
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> Considering your CPU's age and on Linux, I think you're getting decent performance. CPU/GPU usage will vary depending on the map and what's on screen.
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> If you can get the FX8350 for a good deal, I'd say go for it, the performance per core is much better than the 955 and you won't have to break the bank. The GPU is fine, I always liked the 7950, a bit old today but holds itself up with dignity :)
The good deal is actually free. A friend of mine owns what might be called a PC junkyard. I saw a bin of them last time I was there about 50-100 of them lol. I am guessing he will give me 10 or so and I can find 1 or 2 working ones. I will compare performance once I can get one and see if it bug related or if just my really old stuff.
I do have to say though that this x4 955 have been a really good CPU it has been on and online for almost 7 years without getting shut off. Not one issue ever. I am really happy right now the way GW2 plays for me with Linux compared to a year ago. The help in this thread from everyone has been really great. Good collaboration from everyone.
One of these days I am going to get stash of money I can spend on new PC parts and build a new one. Just waiting so I can get the parts I want rather than settling on stuff.
I do have a newer laptop that runs this well on Linux but that has a 7700HQ I think in it. I need to get it working with this package and Gallium and make comparisons.
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> @"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:
> what is your hardware again?
Phenom II 955 black
Radeon HD 7950
Asus Sabertooth 990fx gen1 mb
16 Gb ram gskill somethings...
I have had most of this running for years. That CPU has a lot of time on it. I might have just reached the limit of what this CPU can currently handle. I just cannot afford to spend on a new machine right now. I can get a fX 8350 for cheap and thought that might help and this MB will run it.
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> @"jbrother.1340" said:
> > @"loseridoit.2756" said:
> > @"jbrother.1340"
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> > No, those flags are meant to enable the amdgpu kernel driver. Amdgpu and Radeon uses the same shader path for both opengl and gallium nine.
> > Amdgpu has the ANV vulkan driver.
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> > You should post logs printed on the console. The marketplace worked when I last remembered it.
> > I do not feel like downloading the game and logging in anymore to test.
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> > use stderr redirect to a file. Append this line to the gw2 console.
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2> gw2_error.txt> >
> > Either way, gallium nine devs would probably ask you to run with full debug to figure out what is wrong.
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> > @"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618"
> > D3d9 wine gentoo is gallium nine. You are using a native d3d9 driver on Linux. Of course, performance will be good.
> > https://packages.gentoo.org/useflags/d3d9
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> So I have gallium nine working fine for the most part. It is more stable and less stuttery than the package here (which also does run really good overall as well) however I am still having issues with the black lion store and trading post. I get constant
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> I have read what I could find online about this and while it seems like a network issue if I use armor's package here I have no issue at all in any of them all load.
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> I have full reinstalled wine gallium and all that and deleted and started over with GW2 and let WINE setup again but with same response. I have tried various things in my network as well but that seems like the less likely culprit as it works in POL or in the Armor package.
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> Any thoughts?
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> PS:
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> not sure if relevant. When I am on the log in screen I cannot actually click any of the buttons are than play. The "forums" and other buttons on there do nothing if clicked.
I got it working.
I deleted all things related to this. Wine and all the GW2 stuff I have. I saved my .dat file off to the side.
It worked once I set it all back up.
I still think you are right @"loseridoit.2756" and may have a bug in Gallium and am going to report it after I think of the best way to explain it as I tend to ramble.
it does run as good as the package here using OpenGL even though it runs lower fps. I get faster map loads and I notice if I run Gallium no mount lag really like I was getting.
I still wonder if I am just butting up against the limitation of my CPU.
Realistically what should my load be apx on CPU and GPU when just running around a Map?
I am getting about 40-65% of CPU / 30-65% on GPU / FPS of about 25-30 stable running around and higher with less happening or smaller view area on screen, lower in larger events but not a lot and more stable. CPU only spikes higher than 65% during map loading.
Does that sound like levels I should report a bug over with my old hardware?
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> @"GIGU.6487" said:
> Thx for this! It run very good!
> A Question:
> The New V1.3 run with gw2.exe and not with gw64.exe. Is the gw2.exe better?
I think the stock client is just 64bit now and you have to use a "switch" to force to 32bit mode, but I am not certain and cannot find anything saying that currently for some reason.
I think though that after 2016 spring they went out of beta with the 64bit client and it is what auto installs by default from the launcher. I will post a link if I can ever find one.
Edit:
I said I could not find it then found it ten seconds later...
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Game_updates/2016-05-17
_The 64-beta client is no longer in beta. The 32-bit client will now automatically switch to the 64-bit client if the conditions appear favorable._
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> @"Vran.7193" said:
> Hello guys, I just wonder… why we can't play guild wars more as RP, why our personal story is so short? Last living story episode is so chaotic, a lot of fractions are there a lot of conflicts. So why we can't follow one of this factions? Why some human can't follow his favorite god and can't to be forged? Why some necromant can't follow his adorable king and to be awakened? And why some asura can't research branded and can't to be branded too by acccident? I noticed one new infusion ingame … but in my opinion, only some persons with superluck, or some moneybags can obtain this one.
> Why can't be ingame something more acessible, with a bit of personal story maybe?
How is making it easier to get an infusion more "RP" like in game?
What stops you from making your own RP fun with others of your mindset?
I see the RP community often complain in MMO there is not enough for them and in some way I agree, however the bases of RP is imagination.
Does yours still work or has the modern video game world killed it?
Making your own fun is always a lot faster than waiting for someone else to understand you so well they make it for you.
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> @"Klipso.8653" said:
> Don't asura just pop out of underground snot bubbles like Urik-Hai?
They are actually stitched together much like the rebuild of a certain orange haired actress in 5th element.
They exit the chamber ready to eat you with those very sharp teeth...
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> @"Mewcifer.5198" said:
> There is absolutely nothing wrong with TP flippers and so there is no reason to take measures against them.
Agreed. And as someone who won't spend my time flipping really I am not bothered by others doing it.
Or the fact that others have more or less than I do.
OP get over it and play the game you don't need 50000000 gold to have fun. Nothing in there costs so much that you need that you cannot... oh why bother.
play the game or don't but don't think that your idea is a popular one. Without the TP this game would be far less fun and to make it all account bound removes the player from the equation as a seller. How does limiting the game actually increase "fun"?
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> @"SlippyCheeze.5483" said:
> > @"Stalkingwolf.6035" said:
> > > @"sevenDEADLY.5281" said:
> > > Invest in an SSD. Problem solved.
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> > not really. some of the loading screens are really long in this game. especially into Lily of the Elon
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> Yes. Those are mostly delays as the server sends the list of models to dynamically load, and those are loaded from storage. Can't plan ahead for which monsters, players, etc, are in a location. This is why the smart way to deal with this problem is "step one, turn on `-mapLoadInfo` and find out where the delay is", rather than just "buy an SSD lololol"
I would do this as well.
But I would also buy and install an SSD or m2 style one either way. It is almost the end of the second decade of the new millennia. They are just not that costly anymore :)
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> @"Selminus.1490" said:
> How are they this bad? I can run the game on max settings if I want but if I want to change zones, I have to go afk and mill around the house while I stare at a painting. What is up with this?
Check your own hardware.
I run this in Linux using WINE. I have an avg load time in almost any map of about 5-10 seconds. I am using hardware that is 9-12 years old and a CPU with at least 50,000hrs on it.
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> @"loseridoit.2756" said:
> @"jbrother.1340"
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> No, those flags are meant to enable the amdgpu kernel driver. Amdgpu and Radeon uses the same shader path for both opengl and gallium nine.
> Amdgpu has the ANV vulkan driver.
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> You should post logs printed on the console. The marketplace worked when I last remembered it.
> I do not feel like downloading the game and logging in anymore to test.
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> use stderr redirect to a file. Append this line to the gw2 console.
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2> gw2_error.txt>
> Either way, gallium nine devs would probably ask you to run with full debug to figure out what is wrong.
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> @"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618"
> D3d9 wine gentoo is gallium nine. You are using a native d3d9 driver on Linux. Of course, performance will be good.
> https://packages.gentoo.org/useflags/d3d9
So I have gallium nine working fine for the most part. It is more stable and less stuttery than the package here (which also does run really good overall as well) however I am still having issues with the black lion store and trading post. I get constant
net::ERR_ABORTED
I have read what I could find online about this and while it seems like a network issue if I use armor's package here I have no issue at all in any of them all load.
I have full reinstalled wine gallium and all that and deleted and started over with GW2 and let WINE setup again but with same response. I have tried various things in my network as well but that seems like the less likely culprit as it works in POL or in the Armor package.
Any thoughts?
PS:
not sure if relevant. When I am on the log in screen I cannot actually click any of the buttons are than play. The "forums" and other buttons on there do nothing if clicked.
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> @"xiiliea.9356" said:
> > @"Frenzify.6832" said:
> > Earn gold. Convert to gems. Don't expect to get everything in this game for free, especially when it's not subscription based.
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> Sigh, that's not the point. The point is to get more people interested in buying HoT, because the personal story just doesn't show what the true game is like now.
Giving an entire product in this case the LS2 chapters for free is not a smart move. To do what you are saying they should possibly give the first chapter for free but nothing else. this if anything might generate interest. Without money and believe me that is the point for ANET nothing new gets done and nothing existing gets maintained. Money may not be the focus of your argument but it is the focus of the content owner and creator here. If not then why even bother with a for profit business.
You never just give it all away. You entice people. 1 chapter could do that in the right way if offered in the right way but frankly that is ANET's issue to solve. I just logged in for 10 seconds even when I was not actively playing just to get the content that actually was offered free the first time if you already owned the game. Maybe one day giving it away will be the right call but not yet.
Playing Guild Wars 2 on Linux - Performance optimizations and more.
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> @"spigatl.3687" said:
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> Anyone know this error, Lutris + OpenSuSe + 64bits Version
Is this as far as it loads? Is there a text error of any kind or just never populates the login dialog?
have you tried armor's package here that is linked on the first post of this thread?
Are you using 'Leap' or 'tumbleweed'?
If Tumbleweed have you done an distribution update recently? If not you might try doing a "dup" on it and then try again and see if that works.
I would also try the package here and launch in CLI and see what errors it throws.
Others here know far more than I about this and Linux in general but i am using Tumbleweed (at this point I am using wine-staging-nine and gallium and launch in CLI or a icon that I made) and don't remember this happening at all when I was first setting it up. I have never used Lutris though really.