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Silly Warrior

Hold it!

Join Date: Jul 2006

In your local courthouse.

The Arctic Marauders [TAM] (elite PvE, PM)

06 Nov 2006 at 22:29 - 1

I don't think it would be a bad idea, and honestly, it wouldn't be hard for Anet to do. In addition to adding more people on the servers, it would also make a bunch more money for Anet. Money that could be spent on hiring new people, and funding server costs.

I think Jeff Strain once said "We go where the people go, and most people are on PC". Well yes, but people still use MACs, and although I personally don't like them, its more money in Anets pocket, and it would add alot more people to our servers

!

The MAC version could be downloaded online just like the PC version, and both would run together, like Starcraft PC and MAC. I personally don't think it would be "impossible" to do.

More people and almost no cost to Anet.

Good Idea?

Chilly Ress

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2005

Kinetic Fusion [kF]

Me/

06 Nov 2006 at 22:33 - 2

It may cost them more money to redo the game to run on it than it would get them from people buying it. But, then again, who really knows.

anna

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

06 Nov 2006 at 22:35 - 3

I like it. Do you think Boot Camp might have some influence on Anet's decision?

I'm thinking of getting a Mac soon. I hope GW runs perfectly using Boot Camp.

WasAGuest

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

07 Nov 2006 at 00:09 - 4

Between Vista and the MS Spyware, I was also considering a Mac. Hoping GW considers cross platform play... I do not favor going to Vista and spending hours on the phone if I descide to upgrade the mobo, or CPU.

Mr_eX

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Ice Tooth Cave

Opt and Niho Private Chat [lulz]

N/Me

07 Nov 2006 at 00:13 - 5

My friend plays GW on his MacBook pro with Boot Camp. It works really well for him.

As for a direct port to Mac OS...meh. With their kind of development schedule, I'd rather that they just focus on the new campaigns.

Hockster

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

07 Nov 2006 at 00:33 - 6

No cost? There woul need to be a significant code alteration needed. Five more customers would hardly be worth the effort to port it over.

lightblade

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

The Etereal Guard

Me/Mo

07 Nov 2006 at 01:10 - 7

I don't think Guild Wars is written in Java, so it's not cross platform. So making a Mac version of Guild Wars is like...completely rewrite the engine. Which will take a year or 2 to develop.

Now, if the Mac is running on Windows XP(which is entirely possible), it wouldn't need Anet to make a GW for Mac OS.

Eviance

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Eh I forget... o_O

Biscuit of Dewm [MEEP]

R/

07 Nov 2006 at 01:17 - 8

Honestly my next computer will hopefully be a Mac and I intend to somehow find a way to play GW on it, so I must check out this Boot Camp!

nine breaker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Me/

07 Nov 2006 at 01:31 - 9

Just another data point, GW works beautifully on 24" iMac under bootcamp.

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

07 Nov 2006 at 01:47 - 10

This "boot camp" you guys speak of, sounds highly arousing...

Tyggen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

07 Nov 2006 at 02:56 - 11

Never officially, end of story. Too expensive, time-consuming and not enough revenue.

The only possible situation I see a mac version in the future would be;

Stockmarkets collapse!
Today, all the computers in the world running windows decided to crash.

Around noon today, all windows computers connected to the Internet committed seppuku to bring honour back to Microsoft. After struggling along the past two decades the computers finally had enough. --No more bugs! read a blue screen earlier today, mere moments before the computer exploded sending shards of burning plastic over the room. Similar incidents have been reported all over the world.

The computer news sent stockmarkets plummeting, and only 4 hours after the incident was a fact Microsoft filed for bankrupcy. --I've never seen anything like this, said a baffled Bill Gates, repeating it over and over again staring blankly into the air.

In unrelated news, Apple shares are up 5000% and Steve Jobs announced they've aquired Microsofts old production plants and "will finally start spewing out proper computers."

-edit-

Please, don't take this the wrong way, I'm not trying to badmouth osx. I use it myself on a daily basis, and it is, by my standards, better then XP. But as long as the amount of gamers on OSX is as low as it is, no game companies will put cash into it as long as they have the slightest competition (WoW).

Solar Light

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

Teutonic Warriors {TW}

Mo/

07 Nov 2006 at 03:01 - 12

thats the sad fact of having one particular Os domminating the market to a near monopoly, they get sloppy on development, competion helps raise quality, which is lacking somewhat.

then again, the hassle of making software cross platform...

TB_

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

07 Nov 2006 at 03:32 - 13

There is so few people using macs that porting a game to that platform is pointless especialy as I imagine AN is already working on a new engine anyway so porting an old engine is not a wise choice.

generik

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

07 Nov 2006 at 03:38 - 14

I hope to see a Mac edition as well. I find myself playing way less these days because I myself too has switched to a Mac.

And with regards to those who think it is not worth it due to the "lesser amount of people", well the Mac population is the upper tier of computer users. Unlike PC users Mac users are actually willing to burn moolah.

Omega X

Ninja Unveiler

Join Date: Jun 2005

Louisiana, USA

Boston Guild[BG]

W/Me

07 Nov 2006 at 03:48 - 15

Guild Wars is strictly a Direct X game. To port GW would be to rewrite the game to use OpenGL. And its most likely not worth it due to the lack of a sizable Mac user base.

Kalki

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Summoners of Forgotten Gods

W/Mo

07 Nov 2006 at 06:54 - 16

Who the heck buys macs to play games anymore?

Angel Netherborn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Lower Ward, Sigil

Goda Vos

07 Nov 2006 at 06:57 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalki

Who the heck buys macs to play games anymore?

Exactly. I don't believe I've heard of a hardcore gamer who uses a Mac. The potential market value for Mac gamers is likely not worth the development effort of training/hiring a new team of developers to handle to port and maintenance for Macs.

Gonzo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Netherlands

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

W/

07 Nov 2006 at 07:07 - 18

GW on mac = spending less time on IRC at work

Quid Pro Quo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

07 Nov 2006 at 07:27 - 19

Honestly I don't think there would be enough *new* customers to make this worth it.

0mar

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

07 Nov 2006 at 09:17 - 20

There are like 4 gamers in the world who use Macs.

Until Apple gets 35-50% market share, games will be strictly Windows-only. That, of course, happens after Steve Job punches out God.

zankoku

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Teh Academy [PhD]

07 Nov 2006 at 18:13 - 21

What are you talking about? Steve Jobs is God.

All kidding aside, it's not going to happen. GW is a Direct X game and time and effort would be needed to port GW to OpenGL. Time, of course, that ANet would rather spend coming out with expansions.

I love Macs, and I love GW. That's why there's Boot Camp. Get yourself one of Apple's new Intel-powered computers, run Boot Camp (currently in Beta, and will be included in the next release of OS X in a few months), install Windows XP, install GW, and you're good to go.

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

07 Nov 2006 at 18:45 - 22

Mac User Base (qty) with Cost of Client Conversion & Maintaince = Lost money...

I like Mac and OS X, don't get me wrong but I feel anet would be losing more money. If the apple market share goes up to make a dent.. then it may be good idea but.

I say the best option is still boot camp.

Gargle Blaster

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

07 Nov 2006 at 18:58 - 23

GW is an over-grown web browser... I am surprised it is not out for the Mac.

ubermancer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

******************* Refuge From Exile [RFE]

07 Nov 2006 at 21:04 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gargle Blaster

GW is an over-grown web browser... I am surprised it is not out for the Mac.

Your right in every way - except for actually being right, in anyway, whatsoever.

MDeshame

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/

07 Nov 2006 at 21:07 - 25

I'm thinking MAC Vs. PC commercial, MACs could say how much better they are becasue of all the way cool games that runs on it like, um, uh, hmmm, oh and there is...hmmm, well you know...

And then the PC could say yea well GW plays on us....

Chewbacca Defense

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

667 Neighbour of the Beast

Ttgr

07 Nov 2006 at 21:39 - 26

You'd probably see GW on XBox 360 before you'd ever see it natively on OS/X.

Technically, you could run it on a Mac. There's a crappy version running on Linux, so running it on a Mac through Cedega should also work.

Info available at: http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/...WTO+Guild+Wars