This lag is getting old
Misa
As for now, I still can't PVE in NF at all because of lag and err7 when load into maps. -.-
supaet
lags like crap, whenever I cast an enchant on myself or someone cast an enchant on me, the icon is always shows an hour glass before actually showing the effect icon
shadowtwin
I used to have bad lag issues, my machine is 2.3ghz, 1gig ram, 566mhz bus with 512mb radeon graphics.
One of my problems was with running Itunes in the background, it would cause random crashes all the time (so does the software for my wife's RCA Lyra mp3 player).
The biggest problem that I had though was a fragmented hard drive. After I ran the defrag on it, my lag virtually disappeared. The only times I EVER get lag now are when I try to load heavily populated zones like Lions Arch District 1.
It is odd what will and won't cause the problems though; Itunes would cause random crashes, while using Windows Media Player doesn't seem to have any effect on it at all. Similarly, I get a bit of lag when using Ventrillo but never while using Teamspeak (though the teamspeak server occasionally crashes at random, but I am pretty sure that is on their end).
One of my problems was with running Itunes in the background, it would cause random crashes all the time (so does the software for my wife's RCA Lyra mp3 player).
The biggest problem that I had though was a fragmented hard drive. After I ran the defrag on it, my lag virtually disappeared. The only times I EVER get lag now are when I try to load heavily populated zones like Lions Arch District 1.
It is odd what will and won't cause the problems though; Itunes would cause random crashes, while using Windows Media Player doesn't seem to have any effect on it at all. Similarly, I get a bit of lag when using Ventrillo but never while using Teamspeak (though the teamspeak server occasionally crashes at random, but I am pretty sure that is on their end).
bizarresk
all i get is horrible network lag. cant even play the game. i get no graphics / cpu / ram type of lag. no drive fragmentation. i can run GW with max settings, 1280x1024, 4xAF with no problem. im getting ping 30ms with EU Anet server. But the lag is horrible. I dont get it. There are days everything is fine but then baaaam and i lag again. Alien invasion?
Narutoscryed
i run a
Amd 64 x2 4400 (non overclocked) procesor
2 gigs of corsair xps high performance ram (with the cool lights
160 gig western digital hard drive
2x geforce 6600 gt in sli totally rippin stuff up
with this setup i HIGHLY doubt that my CONSTANT error sevens that have made me damn near stop playing this game are my fault.
i dont run shit in the background and my comp is clean a a whistle. with gw and firefox about the only thing that is on it.
and lastly my internet is just fine and dandy. because when i get that nice lil freeze in gw right before you get the error seven message.. i can window out of gw and surf the internet and stuff..
gw is soooo shitty right now it even crashes my vent.
i just wanna point out one thing also.... ANET COULD NOT EVEN HANDLE ADJUSTING THE AMMOUNT OF SCROLLS THAT DROPPED FOR A WEEKEND EVENT!!!!! THEY CRASHED GUILD WARS FOR A FEW HOURS TRYING TO ADD ONE OF THE LAMEST SPECIAL EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD OF EVER!!!
this is who we are depending on to give us lagg free gameplay? now i know why about 30 percent of the gw fanbase is soon to quit playing this game.
and i can only laugh at anet for it while i watch this game go into the gutter. thanks anet.. instead of fixing a small problem at the start.. you compounded it by PILING special event after special event on top of it....
and now its not your shitty sequals that are making people stop playing.. its the condition of your damn servers..
flame me if you want people.. but when you get your error seven tonight. think about this post.
(rant over)
Amd 64 x2 4400 (non overclocked) procesor
2 gigs of corsair xps high performance ram (with the cool lights
160 gig western digital hard drive
2x geforce 6600 gt in sli totally rippin stuff up
with this setup i HIGHLY doubt that my CONSTANT error sevens that have made me damn near stop playing this game are my fault.
i dont run shit in the background and my comp is clean a a whistle. with gw and firefox about the only thing that is on it.
and lastly my internet is just fine and dandy. because when i get that nice lil freeze in gw right before you get the error seven message.. i can window out of gw and surf the internet and stuff..
gw is soooo shitty right now it even crashes my vent.
i just wanna point out one thing also.... ANET COULD NOT EVEN HANDLE ADJUSTING THE AMMOUNT OF SCROLLS THAT DROPPED FOR A WEEKEND EVENT!!!!! THEY CRASHED GUILD WARS FOR A FEW HOURS TRYING TO ADD ONE OF THE LAMEST SPECIAL EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD OF EVER!!!
this is who we are depending on to give us lagg free gameplay? now i know why about 30 percent of the gw fanbase is soon to quit playing this game.
and i can only laugh at anet for it while i watch this game go into the gutter. thanks anet.. instead of fixing a small problem at the start.. you compounded it by PILING special event after special event on top of it....
and now its not your shitty sequals that are making people stop playing.. its the condition of your damn servers..
flame me if you want people.. but when you get your error seven tonight. think about this post.
(rant over)
leeky baby
nothing im not use to my computer sucks but i do agree it had got worse since this event o well its over tonight
Carinae
I too had some lag this weekend. Not real bad, but noticeable for most of the weekend. But last night I lagged out and couldn't log back in for like 20 minutes.
I also had two BSoD while playing the NF WPE. It was GW, not the computer. When I rebooted, Windows poped up the message "You've recovered from a serious error" (no shit) then a few lines about "gw.exe" crapping all over everything.
I also had two BSoD while playing the NF WPE. It was GW, not the computer. When I rebooted, Windows poped up the message "You've recovered from a serious error" (no shit) then a few lines about "gw.exe" crapping all over everything.
disarm76
AMD Athlon 2,6 Ghz
1G RAM
RADEON 9800SE Modded to Pro
Minor overclock (2.4->2.6), but it's a couple of days old.
Lagging bad. I run, everything else jumps.
1G RAM
RADEON 9800SE Modded to Pro
Minor overclock (2.4->2.6), but it's a couple of days old.
Lagging bad. I run, everything else jumps.
MasterThrawn
I usually get no lag, but after the Nightfall event I started lagging. Not bad so far, but enough to be annoying. Hopefully they can fix this like they did House zu Heltzer. Anyone remember how bad that lag was....ugggh.
twicky_kid
Did some tweaks and also test.
I tweaked my vid card. Before I usually ran at 15-18 frames per second. When lag hit that went way down. Now with the tweaks I'm getting 28-40 fps. When the lag comes my fps spikes to high 40s and the transfer rate drops like mad.
So I increased the frame rate and turned down the in game graphics. Higher fps should be better but I"m lagging even more then before. I lag just trying to bring up the chat and type.
On another note, after reinstalling GW and load a map it is always downloading files. This happens to maps I've already been to. Every map in RA I have to download. Something is not right here.
I tweaked my vid card. Before I usually ran at 15-18 frames per second. When lag hit that went way down. Now with the tweaks I'm getting 28-40 fps. When the lag comes my fps spikes to high 40s and the transfer rate drops like mad.
So I increased the frame rate and turned down the in game graphics. Higher fps should be better but I"m lagging even more then before. I lag just trying to bring up the chat and type.
On another note, after reinstalling GW and load a map it is always downloading files. This happens to maps I've already been to. Every map in RA I have to download. Something is not right here.
Narutoscryed
my problem is not with lag hardly at all.
my problem is with the massive ammounts of error sevens i have been getting seince the time they did the event.
I swear to god on my life i can only get about 10 minutes of gaming in before my game freezes like a lag spike.. my vent laggs.. so i cannot hear or talk to anyone. and then i error seven. then once i completly loose my connection to gw... my vent becomes all fine and dandy again.
can anyone tell me what the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO is going on or if you are having the same constant error seven bullshit that im getting..
cause im honesly about ready to quit altogether
my problem is with the massive ammounts of error sevens i have been getting seince the time they did the event.
I swear to god on my life i can only get about 10 minutes of gaming in before my game freezes like a lag spike.. my vent laggs.. so i cannot hear or talk to anyone. and then i error seven. then once i completly loose my connection to gw... my vent becomes all fine and dandy again.
can anyone tell me what the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO is going on or if you are having the same constant error seven bullshit that im getting..
cause im honesly about ready to quit altogether
twicky_kid
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What I don't understand is compare the population of now to about a year ago.
There are far less people playing the game now then back then. Yet I never had any lag or err7 issues till factions came out.
Now that I've downloaded the nightfalls content even more problems are coming up.
I suggest Anet find this problem fast. Shutdown the servers and fix it. I don't care if GW goes down for a week or 2. Just get it fixed.
Lex Talionis
I hope they get this lag fixed soon. That hourglass with the skill icon glitch is annoying me to no end. Please find the problem and fix it. Oh yes I'm patient btw. Just acknowledge that you (Anet) are aware of this issue and are working to fix it. Yes its the game since every other game I run is smooth.
Toll Booth Willie
Over the first year I played this game I got almost no err7 and very little lag. But over the past few months it has been increasing. I had at least 10 "lag spikes" tonight and 2 err7's. The last err7 was after fighting to warcamp on my newest toon and dced right outside outpost. Woohoo an hour of my time wasted
I play a few other mmo's (swg and another small junk mmo) and I don't have near as much lag problems there. I run 3.2gh p4, 256 vidcard, 1gig ram, so I don't think its my comp. I did a fresh install of gw, defrag of HD, virus/spy scans, updated drivers/widows etc.
I think it is in ANETS best interest to do something. When I go out in groups its common for half or more of the players to complaing about lag. I don't care how many chapters/new areas they add if the game lags they will not grow.
I play a few other mmo's (swg and another small junk mmo) and I don't have near as much lag problems there. I run 3.2gh p4, 256 vidcard, 1gig ram, so I don't think its my comp. I did a fresh install of gw, defrag of HD, virus/spy scans, updated drivers/widows etc.
I think it is in ANETS best interest to do something. When I go out in groups its common for half or more of the players to complaing about lag. I don't care how many chapters/new areas they add if the game lags they will not grow.
Narutoscryed
i would be totally happy if anet shut down guild wars for a week or two in order to tottally fix the problem.. but they had better do it now before nightfall releases.
because all i know is.. that if this keeps up. im done.. and that means no nightfall and my account will go straight to ebay or a pal or somthing.
because all i know is.. that if this keeps up. im done.. and that means no nightfall and my account will go straight to ebay or a pal or somthing.
bigwig
If lag were a large enough problem, there would be a whole lot more than 3 pages to this thread, and i'm sure anet would consider doing something more than what they're already doing. The truth is, you are just a vocal minority and the vast majority of players aren't really having any problems.
Narutoscryed
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If lag were a large enough problem, there would be a whole lot more than 3 pages to this thread, and i'm sure anet would consider doing something more than what they're already doing. The truth is, you are just a vocal minority and the vast majority of players aren't really having any problems. |
please take a moment to go into the tech forum.. browse there..
now go into search and type error seven.. or gw down.. or any other thing that will search for an error on gw's part.
Now take a moment to whipe the blood away from your eyes from reading all the MILLION posts on lagg, error sevens, and just plain anet goofs.
now you can be in a small minority too.. the small ammount of people that have been living under a rock ever seince factions release..
please dont roll up into our sweet rant thread and try to sound smart and rain on our parade.. it just wont work.
we are right. lagg and error sevens suck.. its anets fault.. nuff said
let the sweet rants and venting continue
darrylhaines
Lag's got to be at Anet's end.
I have a 1 meg internet connection and it was only downloading at around 4-20kbs. I closed guildwars, opened up one of my download sites and I was downloading at around 100-130kps.
I used to be able to download from anet at that speed before, but for the last 2-3 weeks, it's been pretty crappy.
I have a 1 meg internet connection and it was only downloading at around 4-20kbs. I closed guildwars, opened up one of my download sites and I was downloading at around 100-130kps.
I used to be able to download from anet at that speed before, but for the last 2-3 weeks, it's been pretty crappy.
disarm76
I finished NPE in 2 days...but it was like, I attack, my dervish teleports to target and I have to wait a couple of seconds before it starts attacking.
Also it was hard to see where enemies are in the radar, they're always jumping about! solution:Kill all!
Now, I can't do missions, I can't farm...I just sit in town seeing the trade window go by...and that 1/2h a day...basically Oblivion has been a better choice..for now.
And I don't want to imagine the lag when NF comes out..
Also it was hard to see where enemies are in the radar, they're always jumping about! solution:Kill all!
Now, I can't do missions, I can't farm...I just sit in town seeing the trade window go by...and that 1/2h a day...basically Oblivion has been a better choice..for now.
And I don't want to imagine the lag when NF comes out..
silv3rr
9600 AIW 128mb
Athlon 3000+
512 DDR
80 gb HDD - Down to like <1 freespace
6.0 MB Cable
No lag, not even comp lag (display settings running at 1280x1024 res, 4x AA and 16 Anistrophic, everything in-game is on "high") - I also have many things running in the background also.. i.e. MSN, Winamp, Azureus (torrenting ), other stuff that doesn't eat alot of ram individually but they add up.
I'm not being an "apologist" as I've been accused of in the other "OMG IT LAGS" threads. But seriously, there are so many things to consider, yes the NF event has probably increased the server load (reason for the lag, but seriously everyone, since you all know about the event, then this lag shouldn't be of any surprise). Having a super computer doesn't mean you won't lag. Even something as simple as dust build-up can slow down your computer significantly. If your computer is running slow, don't expect your connection to be running smoothly considering your comp is too busy lagging to send out packets.
So before you all rage-quit, sit back, find something else to do (when I'm not on GW I like to sit back and have a good read or work on my gunpla or hey, even STUDY )
But hey, what do I know, I'm no computer engineer/progammer.
Athlon 3000+
512 DDR
80 gb HDD - Down to like <1 freespace
6.0 MB Cable
No lag, not even comp lag (display settings running at 1280x1024 res, 4x AA and 16 Anistrophic, everything in-game is on "high") - I also have many things running in the background also.. i.e. MSN, Winamp, Azureus (torrenting ), other stuff that doesn't eat alot of ram individually but they add up.
I'm not being an "apologist" as I've been accused of in the other "OMG IT LAGS" threads. But seriously, there are so many things to consider, yes the NF event has probably increased the server load (reason for the lag, but seriously everyone, since you all know about the event, then this lag shouldn't be of any surprise). Having a super computer doesn't mean you won't lag. Even something as simple as dust build-up can slow down your computer significantly. If your computer is running slow, don't expect your connection to be running smoothly considering your comp is too busy lagging to send out packets.
So before you all rage-quit, sit back, find something else to do (when I'm not on GW I like to sit back and have a good read or work on my gunpla or hey, even STUDY )
But hey, what do I know, I'm no computer engineer/progammer.
Nexus Icon
Lag wasn't too bad during NF preview, but tonight it's AWFUL.
And I'm not letting ANet off of the hook either.
The lag hasn't gotten any better since I first started having major problems 4 weeks ago. Just because people stop making noises about something doesn't mean it has gone away.
I would be willing to countenance the idea that it may just possibly be my end if it weren't for the fact that every other internet action I perform, be it gaming, browsing or email, is absolutely perfect.
And as I said before, whilst it may not be a technical problem at either ANet's end or my end and a problem somewhere in between, it's ANet's responsibility to try and find the offending party and work with them to resolve it.
Oh, and for you idiots who continually pop up in these threads saying that because you're not having problems it must be my problem, I sincerely hope that this fault comes along and bites you in your smug, ignorant arses.
And I'm not letting ANet off of the hook either.
The lag hasn't gotten any better since I first started having major problems 4 weeks ago. Just because people stop making noises about something doesn't mean it has gone away.
I would be willing to countenance the idea that it may just possibly be my end if it weren't for the fact that every other internet action I perform, be it gaming, browsing or email, is absolutely perfect.
And as I said before, whilst it may not be a technical problem at either ANet's end or my end and a problem somewhere in between, it's ANet's responsibility to try and find the offending party and work with them to resolve it.
Oh, and for you idiots who continually pop up in these threads saying that because you're not having problems it must be my problem, I sincerely hope that this fault comes along and bites you in your smug, ignorant arses.
JMFD
had no problem (well not many) in NF preview, but unable to play tonight witht he constant err7s
Also checked everything including defragging the dat file, and no problems this end
Also checked everything including defragging the dat file, and no problems this end
Burakus Lightwing
I need to chime in here as well. I don't want to complain but....
Over the past 3-4 weeks I have also had an unreal amount of error 7's. It is not my internet. I can get on the net and everything is working fine.
Every now and then I keep something open in the background and when I error 7 out, the internet is working just fine.
I believe it is completely a GW problem, since I have no problems with anything else other than GW. I hope this gets addressed before the release of Nightfall.
Over the past 3-4 weeks I have also had an unreal amount of error 7's. It is not my internet. I can get on the net and everything is working fine.
Every now and then I keep something open in the background and when I error 7 out, the internet is working just fine.
I believe it is completely a GW problem, since I have no problems with anything else other than GW. I hope this gets addressed before the release of Nightfall.
Stolen Souls
The amount of err7 I was getting today made GW simply unplayable. I was literally being D/Cd every 5 minutes. And, OH YAY!...since the last D/C, GW won't even connect! So awesome!!
monk54321
err7ed 35 times in the past hour and a half or so, every 2-3 minutes, finally just quit playing....fix plz
Sid Doog
I am haveing the same prob all day today err 7 every 5min this is totaly crazy
Lady Ana Stacia
I have to agree here. I rarely ever 007 and everytime I have it has been my internet problem. Tonight tho GW was absolutely unplayable! Tried doing the deep and would rubberband for 2-3 minutes and then finally 007 a few minutes later. Got so bad as soon as I would log back on I wouldn't last a minute.
Needless to say I found something else to do tonight!
Needless to say I found something else to do tonight!
bamm bamm bamm
The last time I had network lag was during the Dragon Festival, before that I have no idea. Now I know this is anecdotal, but then so is everything else here . The only lag I get is when I've accidentally left 4xAA on after taking a screeny, and of course that's not network lag at all. It must be a regional thing.
00039
there is definately something up with the line today, me and several other people at grotto keep disconnecting at the same exact time -_-
Stolen Souls
Went and did a few other things for a couple hours, hoping it may be cleared up when I got back.
Logged in, five minutes later, D/C. there isn't even any lag for me anymore...it's just a sudden disconnect/err7...
Logged in, five minutes later, D/C. there isn't even any lag for me anymore...it's just a sudden disconnect/err7...
Phaern Majes
I was getting hit so bad that I would rubberband for about 5 minutes (amid afew choice words being said towards my computer ) and then disconnected. However, I turned off my computer, made sure my connections were good, and disabled/renabled my network connection. Since then I haven't lagged as bad, though I still do get the occassional bit. I have heard numerous people in game complain though, so I doubt everyone just needs to reset their connections (or who knows maybe they do :P )
Tommy
AMD Athlon64 4400+x2
Asus A8NSLI-Deluxe
2GB DDR400 Member,Asus 7900GT 256 Video card, Creative X-Fi
still getting lagged like mad... anet is pissing me off(
Asus A8NSLI-Deluxe
2GB DDR400 Member,Asus 7900GT 256 Video card, Creative X-Fi
still getting lagged like mad... anet is pissing me off(
Dutch Masterr
i cannot belive this outrageous lag im getting since the end of the nightfall preview event. during the event and before it i ran PERFECTLY. now today, the day after the event ended i cant get in 5 minutes of gameplay without getting disconnected. its not my computer, i dont have a $2,500 computer for nothing. =P
and one other thing, those damn hour glasses on skills...
if possible, can i get an official answer to this lag, when it will stop or anything thing at all? thanks...
and one other thing, those damn hour glasses on skills...
if possible, can i get an official answer to this lag, when it will stop or anything thing at all? thanks...
Stolen Souls
Lots of us are having the same problem.
You won't get an "official" reply. Support will tell you your computer is screwed up, or to call your ISP.
You won't get an "official" reply. Support will tell you your computer is screwed up, or to call your ISP.
The Real Roy Keane
MelechRic
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achilles ankle
as of right now..gotten 10 in the past hour.....and the past 3 happend within 2 minutes of each other....what is goin on? can sumone answer b/c im kinda mad since i can only play a few hours a day and now i can even stay on for more than 5 minutes.
Indian
anybody beaten my record yet?
45 in 2 n half hrs
45 in 2 n half hrs
Kha
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anybody beaten my record yet?
45 in 2 n half hrs |
You will earn the title Please Let Me Play when you have disconnected 100 times in 2 hours.
TideSwayer
Since about the time before Factions was released, I've been getting first-fight lag in explorable zones/missions. Everything runs silky smooth until the first batch of monsters and my party starts casting skills, and then the FPS will drop to slideshow levels for a brief time, and then it returns to normal. This also makes my sound stutter the whole time it lags, and it does something to my ventrilo mic as well, because after one of these first-fight lag experiences, the only thing my fellow guildmates can hear from my mic is loud, annoying static. I don't know what exactly is causing it, but it happens almost all the time after I get this kind of first-fight lag, and the only way I know how to alleviate it is to reboot the computer. This isn't my ISP doing this. This isn't spyware. This isn't a fubared Windows XP install. This is GUILD WARS doing this. These are your "performance-enhancing updates" that are making it worse.
I really think whatever ANet did to change the sound from the original Prophecies sound code (I think it was either the PvE or PvP Factions beta event update where the sound started to get "tweaked") messed up something. Sound was perfectly fine before all this crap. Why did you mess with it? Now all these "tweaks" have in-game sounds and music in a horrible state. Half of the time I can't hear spells casting, I can't hear my level-up sound, etc.. Great, ANet, great.
Other than that first-fight lag, I've never experienced any other kind of lag until recently, as it seems to be getting worse and worse. Standing still in spots, rubberbanding, etc., are happening lots of the time now. ANet, you are dropping the ball big time. This game used to run perfect, but starting with the Factions PvP and PvE beta events, now the performance is getting worse and worse.
I really think whatever ANet did to change the sound from the original Prophecies sound code (I think it was either the PvE or PvP Factions beta event update where the sound started to get "tweaked") messed up something. Sound was perfectly fine before all this crap. Why did you mess with it? Now all these "tweaks" have in-game sounds and music in a horrible state. Half of the time I can't hear spells casting, I can't hear my level-up sound, etc.. Great, ANet, great.
Other than that first-fight lag, I've never experienced any other kind of lag until recently, as it seems to be getting worse and worse. Standing still in spots, rubberbanding, etc., are happening lots of the time now. ANet, you are dropping the ball big time. This game used to run perfect, but starting with the Factions PvP and PvE beta events, now the performance is getting worse and worse.