Internet Quality?

LilPmip0908

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

09 Apr 2005 at 15:40 - 1
Was wondering, this game looks awesome great graphics i like how the new game play sounds, im definitly buying this one, but will somone with dial up be able to play this game smoothly or is it recommended to only play with dsl,cable,T1. . .

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

09 Apr 2005 at 15:43 - 2
it is designed to be dial up friendly

Cyris

Cyris

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

UK

09 Apr 2005 at 15:43 - 3
i found this http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=1881

Sin

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2005

The Joint :p

09 Apr 2005 at 15:50 - 4
If it were me i'd try to get dsl/cable, if in the u.s. i'd try to get the 384k-1.5mbit. It just runs so much better than on a modem.

LilPmip0908

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

09 Apr 2005 at 15:52 - 5
k thx, my DSL modem got fried a few months ago, so ill be playing with dial-up for awhile

Manderlock

Manderlock

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

TX

Crimson ScS

W/N

09 Apr 2005 at 15:53 - 6
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sin
If it were me i'd try to get dsl/cable, if in the u.s. i'd try to get the 384k-1.5mbit. It just runs so much better than on a modem.

agreed, if you cant spare the money tho the does run fine on a 56k. just not as great as dsl/cable.

like you needed me to tell you that.

zeeZ

zeeZ

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2005

Wallerst??dten/Germany

Die Gilde

Mo/Me

09 Apr 2005 at 15:55 - 7
You should add a "Search for your question at http://support.guildwars.com/ before Posting" to the "Guild Wars Guru FAQ (Please read before posting)"-Thread..


Quote:
Will I be able to play Guild Wars on a dial-up modem?
Yes you will. We are well aware that many users do not have broadband access, and we want the largest possible number of gamers to be able to join our game without being held back by technical issues like their Internet connection. We have designed Guild Wars to function excellently on a dial-up connection and our testers and they have no problems with their connection, even testing from other continents. In addition, during our E3 for Everyone Demo Event, our World Preview Event, and our Beta Weekend Event, many thousands of players successfully played using a dial-up modem.

spiritofcat

spiritofcat

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2005

Sydney, Australia

Order of the Sanguine Dragon [OSD]

E/Mo

10 Apr 2005 at 12:53 - 8
It's true that you can play on a 56k modem just fine, but it does make the downloads of content take quite a long time. It was about four hours from when I downloaded the client to when I was shown the login screen.

PawnBoy

PawnBoy

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2005

Canada, Ontario

Team Backspace

N/R

10 Apr 2005 at 14:09 - 9
I've played on dial up for one of the BWE, and it ran fine, longer loading times, but besides that it was fine. I've heard that the initial first run downloads can be brutal, but in the release that'll be fixed.

Roken

Roken

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Jacksonville, Florida (US)

Corpse Ecstacy[Crps]

N/R

10 Apr 2005 at 17:45 - 10
Im on AOL dial-up, and I can buy BellSouth DSL for the same price a month... Which I will be doing soon, but the instalation is close to 150$ AFTER rebates.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

10 Apr 2005 at 17:52 - 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Roken
Im on AOL dial-up, and I can buy BellSouth DSL for the same price a month... Which I will be doing soon, but the instalation is close to 150$ AFTER rebates.

my install (self install) was free except for about 15 shipping costs for the kit

20 minute install tops

get 18 megabytes/minute with a 3.0 MBit cap

Marksmann

Marksmann

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

In my house in America

Knights of the Fell Republic, (KOFR)

E/Mo

10 Apr 2005 at 17:59 - 12
Quote:
Originally Posted by Roken
Im on AOL dial-up, and I can buy BellSouth DSL for the same price a month... Which I will be doing soon, but the instalation is close to 150$ AFTER rebates.
I was on dial-up when I first went online years ago, and resisted upgrading to the more expensive cable ISP for quite some time. I'm just so cheap, you see. But at the urging of a good friend of mine, I made the switch a few years ago, and have loved it ever since. With the number of users in my house (4), and the amount of school, work, shopping, emailing, and gaming use that goes on here, it's almost a necessity. And it spoils you. There are just too many compromises to be made with dial-up ISP's, especially if you're a gamer or are online a lot. But you can look at it this way...if you're subscribed to EQ, WoW, or any of the other pay-as-you-play games, cancel them, then go DSL or cable with what you've saved. Guild Wars will be all you need from now on, right? Lol!

Ren Falconhand

Ren Falconhand

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

Passed out on my Keyboard from lack of sleep from playing GW too much

The Harpers

R/Mo

10 Apr 2005 at 19:07 - 13
I too went from dial-up to DSL recenty (about 4 months on DSL) I can not belive I lived with dial up for so long. Now I am completely spoiled. If a page takes more than 5 sec to load I start over. And music downloads are done before the demo song is done playing. If you can I would upgrade. Most companys will throw in either free equipment or free install. I went with free install as I live in an older house and suck at that sort of thing.