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socialslayer
Pre-Searing Cadet
#1
I have recently started playing guild wars and I have created my character and everything but when I start to load ascalon (I think that is what it is) it downloads at 1-3kb/sec. Has anyone else had a problem like this? Can someone please help me get up and running? Before you ask, yes I do have dial-up but I would think it would go a little faster than this...

thanks
subarucar
subarucar
Desert Nomad
#2
Its because it has to download all the game files the first time you load every city. I would recommend using the "-image" command and leave GW to load overnight, this will download all the files you need. Im sure someone else can give you more detail on the image command, as i always forget exactly how it works.
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Forge Runner
#4
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Originally Posted by subarucar View Post
Its because it has to download all the game files the first time you load every city. I would recommend using the "-image" command and leave GW to load overnight, this will download all the files you need. Im sure someone else can give you more detail on the image command, as i always forget exactly how it works.
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yes I do have dial-up but I would think it would go a little faster than this
Try a few days on that -image :P

But no in reality I think thats probably normal for dial-up I can't say for certain of course I never played gw on dial-up but yeah...but yeah look roughly right...
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Zzes Tyan
Frost Gate Guardian
#5
i had dial up when i started playing GW, leave it to load overnight and it will download all the files
Braxton619
Braxton619
Desert Nomad
#6
dialup is 1-5kbps normally

yeah i would recommend using -image and letting it download overnight(dialup might take a week or so)
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Kinetic Trilogy
Ascalonian Squire
#7
You're lucky if you get 4-5 KB's; I'm a dial up user myself and mostly get 3 max.
miskav
miskav
Jungle Guide
#8
Wow, people still have Dial up?
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shillo
Academy Page
#9
If you have a real-life friend who also plays GW, ask him to -image as described above, then use a USB drive or a writable DVD to copy his gw.exe and gw.dat.
refer
refer
Jungle Guide
#10
I'd see if you can find somebody who has any discs to let you borrow them for install. Technically against the rules but I dont see the harm lol. Most of my waiting time was zapped and it beats image.

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Wow, people still have Dial up?
Some people don't have a choice!
K
Kinetic Trilogy
Ascalonian Squire
#11
Yeah, where I live, it's either dial up or satellite.

Paying 12.95 for a Semi-Laggy game

Or paying $400 installation and then 70-80/mo for a Nerd-raging laggy-game.