ForgottenGold.2306

I’m going to be updating my husband’s GW2 computer build, and I’m not sure what the most meaningful update might be. If my memory serves me, the CPU is most important on GW2, above the GPU. That said the motherboard on this build is a limiting factor for upgrading the CPU, so I may have to upgrade that as well, and I may also update the CPU cooler to a beQuiet, budget allowing.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gYRP6s

Any thoughts? What are the most important things to update?

Stuck after map selection in map results.

ETA: Quitting game didn't work. All characters are stuck so I can't play a different one.

Frost Griffon, please! Like Dzalana Ice Scale, Arctic Jerboa, and Iceberg.

> @"Hybarf Tics.2048" said:

>That's because she is still alive and kicking, I mean missing. Tell me that the Sylvari character training mission isn't done the same way, to me what we see at the end of the 5th episode is your character's unconscious interpretation, as in her worst nightmarish scenario made manifest. I say this because it looks like the same dream state with no UI and also because she was thrown over 100 hundred feet away because of the force of the explosion. Everyone seems to think ah being thrown over a hundred feet is cake walk and 3 seconds later she wakes up with a slight limp. Trust me it's a dream state this one and the Sylvari training scene are done in same identical way. In episode 6 she will truly wake and come back to see that Aurene is not only awake and well but she on the other hand is not limping. >

I don't know if discussion is allowed here or it's just a feedback thread, but I'll just say this.

"It was just a dream" is the cheapest trick in writing, and is widely despised in the writing community. Not to mention it being paired with a character death, which would make it all the more cheap on top of being cheap to start. Being a writer means getting your audience to trust you, and not betraying your audience's trust. Expectations are set from the start, and "It was just a dream" is a massive violation of that in most circumstances. Given that only a portion of GW2 players - people who have played Sylvari's and remember the training scene - would be in on this hint, it would be a huge betrayal, especially considering how many other hints they have set up about the many other ways she can come back or be brought back. I expect a massive effort with potentially heavy tolls to get her back. It could be really great....

> @"Hybarf Tics.2048" said:

>I'm gonna lmao in 3 months, to me story wise you simply don't train a character give it a gift then have that gift transform another character completely to then say to yourself, this character is now too good too important so lets kill it after all the work we've done on her, besides she doesn't deserve to live. That's the thinkling of a Klingon or a Charr. ;)

>

This I agree with. You don’t do all the things they did with Aurene only to kill her off. Keeping her killed off would also be a major betrayal and destruction of expectation. Good writing keeps promises, while also surprising you. This is a great twist, and a great reality check for us. Killing dragons is hard. But we will come out on top, if not a little scarred. I suspect a heavy toll, but I do not expect the toll to include Aurene permanently. Aurene *is* the story. We and Aurene are the story. We and Aurene have to survive.

I'm tentatively excited. I could be enthralled when it finally works out. It could be a catalyst for Aurene and us. What I said in my first post... I have hope, even though it hurts. Please don't fail me ANet.... 3

Omg the story.

So here’s the thing. This can be AMAZING. But it doesn’t feel like it right now. I’m distraught and grieving and angry. My baby dragon!!!! D’: 3 3 3 I can’t go into the egg chamber. I can’t look at her. *sobs*

IF she’s coming back (and far more than just pulling a Dumbledore at the end of Deathly Hallows!!) then I am breathless to see how she comes back, or we fight and get her back, which would be amazing, and what amazing places we go from here! There’s so many fantastic and wonderful possibilities and hints. IF she’s not coming back or being brought back...ANet, I will hate you forever. You betrayed my trust and betrayed every hint you laid out she would come back. You are Kralkatorrik. You killed her. >:( 3

This could be a “Damn GW2, why are you so good!” But we’ll see. We’ll see. The fate of my favorite game hangs in the balance.

For now I will beat the rest of HoT masteries while I wait.... I have hope. Even though it hurts.

Please don’t fail me ANet. :’( 3 >:(

> @"Ahnog.8795" said:

> Video card not as important as processor. GW2 is very processor intensive.

Rather annoying, really. If it could use more of the computer it would improve performance.

Updated Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CB2ttg

I'll probably go with 16gb ram _for now_, and get another 16gb in the future.

> @"DSquared.8749" said:

> I have a gtx 1080 and an i7-8700K. 4k with max settings sit around 60-80 fps outside cities, and arund 40-60 in cities. Pretty smooth though. Only stutter I ever feel is when I first log in / map travel to a city.

That's super useful information! Thank you!

> @"GDchiaScrub.3241" said:

> Good luck bebe. Bad time to buy GPUs though.

Yeah... :(

> @"GDchiaScrub.3241" said:

>If you want an SLI combination buying directly from Nvidia is a much cheaper alternative, and rear blowers are usually better for air flow in tight situations (like reference cards). Never tried it though.

I'll check that out. Thanks!

> @"Shikoba.6378" said:

> I think he means 4k resolution, not a $4000 pc.

Yees. Lol.

> @"Sylent.3165" said:

> Why on earth would you want this game on 4k? The insane horrible flash will be just higher clarity flash blinding you!

Because I play this game on 4k now and it's really pretty. But it's not my computer.

> @"Yamazuki.6073" said:

> The 8700k has better single core performance while having 2 more cores, the cpus also overclock better as it's normal to reach around 5ghz without having to delid them or getting lucky with the silicon lottery. The two extra cores are going to be useful for productive work and future proofing, while the better single core makes it better for games and working.

Ah. Didn't know it had better single core. That is why I chose the 7700k. It looked better on paper for single core. Interesting.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BPnxFt

Thoughts? I'll also be using it for some 3D modeling (Zbrush) and Photoshop, but I'd like to max out GW2 on 4k. I am considering the GTX 1080 as an alternative to the RX 580, but I'm not sure I want to spend that much money.

The time has come for a computer upgrade for myself. A few years ago I built my husband a computer for GW2 but have since forgotten most of what I learned. :open_mouth:

Any suggestions on how to go about building a computer capable of smoothly handling GW2 on 4k Ultra settings?

Ty! :)