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GentleBreezes

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, England

23 Aug 2006 at 12:15 - 1

Just wanted to say... I feel sorry for all of you on dial up.

I've gone from an 8Mb broadband connection to a really really bad dial-up connection, and its soul destroying.

The game iv come to know and love has become slow, laggy and dull.... new maps take up to 2 hours to dowload... logging into a map iv already been to takes an average of 5 minutes

so.. i can no longer make my money running people places. Doing missions with other "real" people just doesnt happen anymore.

Cant wait till im back on bradband!

Sorry, this is just a random topic, coz i feel like shit and want to kill something ingame... but cant

Lou
xxxx

Necro_Mike

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

Canada

EoG

Rt/A

23 Aug 2006 at 12:21 - 2

Heh I feel your pain, I also use to be on dial up... I have a very fast connection now though

Good luck getting it back.

M1h4iL

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Perth, Australia

23 Aug 2006 at 12:24 - 3

I know the feeling, my internet speed was "shaped" or cut down after I reached my download limit, it was HELL for a week.

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

23 Aug 2006 at 12:29 - 4

I once tried to do the Dragon's Lair bonus and it turned out one of our monks had dial-up. He litteraly didn't load til we were already in the second or third section and since he wanted to cap the monk elite (that's in the first section) he promptly quit. And then we realised our second monk was a Korean 55 that spoken broken incomprehensible English and we were quite screwed

Lord Zado

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

Dusk

Mo/Me

23 Aug 2006 at 12:33 - 5

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.

Raginghellcat

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

none(currently)

R/N

23 Aug 2006 at 12:38 - 6

I've been stuck on dialup since I bought GW over a year ago. It is quite a pain, especially with all of the downloads that have taken place this summer. There were nights were I logged on and allowed the downloads to take place over the night so I could play in the morning. When we went on vacation for a couple of days I logged on right before leaving so I would be updated when I got home. Someday my rural county will get high speed, oh I dream of the day.

Rusty Deth

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Woodland Realm

Mo/N

23 Aug 2006 at 12:55 - 7

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.

And before I got high speed I was using the dish for playing GW. There was lag, but it was playable even though there was latency and my uploading speed was 2k ( thats 54k less than 56k )

But I played solo for that time. lol

GentleBreezes

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, England

23 Aug 2006 at 13:05 - 8

Im glad there's more of us out there! lol

Ive just left the monastary... heading into Sunqua Vale... i have 495 files remaining... its said that for 10 mins... im on 0% and its downloading at 4Kb/sec

fun afternoon in store for me

llsektorll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Canada

R/

23 Aug 2006 at 13:09 - 9

As you read this thread you should be wondering about how lucky you are that you have broadband.... you complain about error7s and lag... what if the lag happened to you 24/7?... no matter how bad it is there is always someone who has it worst... and if you have 56k connection then i just feel bad for your ass... and i would like to say come on!!.... the cheapest broadband is like 15 bucks a month and if you still pay 20 bucks a month for dialup... you are getting ripped more than ordering a half eaten sandwich from the deli...

Clord

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Finland

Victory Via Valour

23 Aug 2006 at 13:12 - 10

Me update come in few seconds and area what I already have visited load nearly instantly. It is ok that you have Dial Up but people not like when you always download 5 min eg in Fort Aspenwood mission.

The Last Cruzader

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Who Kicked Down Our [Door]

W/A

23 Aug 2006 at 14:57 - 11

I really feel your pain ... when I had Dial-Up it took about 3 hours just to download a new patch/update >< .. but well... I thought this was funny so I'll post it here a guy on ts asked "when are we going to start the mish?" then another guy says "be patient."The other person asked "what's patience?" Then another guy says "Something you learn from Dial-Up." Heh .

UnOrthOdOx

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/E

23 Aug 2006 at 15:26 - 12

I've been playing on dial-up since the beginning as no high speed was offered in the area here.

This game typically runs pretty well. Right after patches, you might have some crappy loads, and the events can really suck to load the first time. (God I've hated these weekend events for that reason) But, for the most part everything is really smooth except those missions with 2 full 8 man teams (Vizuna). Haven't even tried much PVP as a result of the lag I see there.

That said, DSL is now being offered, and we're just waiting for it to be hooked up in a week. Too bad it's that time of year I don't get on the computer much...

Cjlr

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

SMS

E/Me

23 Aug 2006 at 16:07 - 13

Psssh, dial-up is sooo 1990s.

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

23 Aug 2006 at 16:50 - 14

I went from a T3 line to dial up over the summer and am now back on my T3 line. Yes loads times can take a while. After that big Nightfall update it took me 2 hours to load Random Arenas. But other then that and the occasionally lag, it really ran very smothly as long as you kept graphic settings to a miniumum and kept AIM, TS, and windows auto updater off.

I could even run ABs with no trouble (usually).

GentleBreezes

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, England

23 Aug 2006 at 16:53 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Last Cruzader

I thought this was funny so I'll post it here a guy on ts asked "when are we going to start the mish?" then another guy says "be patient."The other person asked "what's patience?" Then another guy says "Something you learn from Dial-Up." Heh .

LMAO... that just made my day

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

23 Aug 2006 at 17:45 - 16

I had dial up when the game first came out. Ya it took longer to load but i could still do missios with people. They just had to wait a little longer for me to load. I just put the graphics on the lowest setting and it seemed to decrease any occasional lag i got. It didnt seem to be a problem. Last summer i switched to broadband, now i have no idea how i survived on Dial up but really it wasnt too bad. You get used to the load times and find something else to do while GW loads.

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

23 Aug 2006 at 17:55 - 17

I was on a dial-up connection the entire life of Prophecies and most of Factions. You're exaggerating the situation greatly. >.> The game is very playable on dial-up, but problems begin to arise when the downloads are 100mb+.

Edit: spelling

art of war

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

maryland

way of the phoenix

A/W

23 Aug 2006 at 18:06 - 18

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.

Dawgboy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Ohio

Antisocial Misfit

23 Aug 2006 at 22:39 - 19

I have dial-up, and the game plays fine for me. The only time it annoys me is when there's a big download. All these useless "special events" really tick me off. Taking forever to load something I have absolutely NO interest in doing is irritating, but you learn to live with it.

Whenever I map to another town it usually takes a minute or so to load. It's funny getting invites for my monk even before she pops up on the screen.

The only time I lag on missions is once in a great while when playing Factions, but luckily Factions sucks so I hardly ever play it.

thrice

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Grotto

No guild

Mo/Me

24 Aug 2006 at 00:09 - 20

People used get pissed off at me when I timed out in FoW sometimes. I play counterstrike on dialup too and it works fine.

Mr_T_bot

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2006

24 Aug 2006 at 01:20 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Zado

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.

TheOneAndOnlyX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Last Sacrens

N/Me

24 Aug 2006 at 01:38 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by art of war

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.

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

24 Aug 2006 at 02:17 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOneAndOnlyX

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.

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

24 Aug 2006 at 02:19 - 24

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.

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

24 Aug 2006 at 03:30 - 25

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.

00039

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Me Want Snuu[Snuu]

D/W

24 Aug 2006 at 08:21 - 26

I didn't get err=7 much until they moved the damn servers -_-

Shadow of Light

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Australia

Mo/

24 Aug 2006 at 09:04 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty Deth

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.

Pinna

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

Hell Reapers [HR]

Mo/

24 Aug 2006 at 09:20 - 28

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.

Wizards and Demons

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Indiana Resident

W/Mo

24 Aug 2006 at 09:33 - 29

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 =)

QuixotesGhost

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

24 Aug 2006 at 10:20 - 30

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.

art of war

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

maryland

way of the phoenix

A/W

24 Aug 2006 at 14:15 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOneAndOnlyX

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.

lemming

The Hotshot

Join Date: May 2006

Honolulu

International District [id???]

25 Aug 2006 at 04:25 - 32

I had been playing on 28.8k dialup for the past seven months until yesterday.

Gameplay is fine, patches not. However,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wizards and Demons

no chance of using Vent or Teamspeak

That's the only real reason I switched to DSL.

VanDamselx

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Buffalo, NY

[TTBH]

26 Aug 2006 at 19:20 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOneAndOnlyX

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.

Mars Dragonblade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Awesometon.

Ministry of Fate [MoF]

W/

27 Aug 2006 at 01:05 - 34

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!

Cottage Pie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Birmingham, England

Taking Aegis

Mo/Me

27 Aug 2006 at 02:52 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mars Dragonblade

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*

Reza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Fellowship Of The King [King]

26 Sep 2006 at 01:12 - 36

dial-up doesnt hurt that much when there is no update, but when u need to download an update...

jenny2

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

26 Sep 2006 at 09:41 - 37

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

.

greetz

NoLeetzard

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

not here

[LAG] ([fang] alliance)

26 Sep 2006 at 11:00 - 38

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.

Solar_Takfar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

26 Sep 2006 at 12:31 - 39

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)

Flopjack

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/E

02 Oct 2006 at 23:00 - 40

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.