Should I go buy the game or wait for lag to stop? - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Furrycat

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 22:54 - 1

Is the game virtually unplayable now due to lag and network issues? If I go out and buy the game from the store, will it just be a waste of time?

IceD'Bear

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

Awoken Myth [MYTH]

Mo/

29 Apr 2005 at 22:56 - 2

This is just a temporary issue with ArenaNet's ISP (there are no problems with ANets servers!), it should be over soon and it's not likely to happen again.

SoulHunter

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Outlaws Of Darkness

E/Mo

29 Apr 2005 at 22:57 - 3

You can play now. There was only some difficulty for like 30 minutes.

AthrineChrono

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 22:57 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Furrycat

Is the game virtually unplayable now due to lag and network issues? If I go out and buy the game from the store, will it just be a waste of time?

no it wont be a waste of time, its a new game, so of course they will some technical issues at first, but its a great game so you should get it

Furrycat

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 22:59 - 5

I do want to get it, but coming from WoW, when there were network issues the game was unplayable for days at a time. If it is like that, I just as soon wait a few days for Arena.net to fix the kinks and so forth. But if the issues are in fact minor, I'd like to go ahead and get the game.

Skult

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2005

Vancouver BC Canada

Army of Ascension

W/Mo

29 Apr 2005 at 23:04 - 6

It is still messed up... welcome to Paid Beta Phase -where you pay to test and tweek.

Furrycat

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 23:09 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skult

It is still messed up... welcome to Paid Beta Phase -where you pay to test and tweek.

So it is messed up? Or it isn't? I am getting conflicting commentary here.

Scar006

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 23:13 - 8

They had a little server down for 30mins... Now it's palyable perfectly fine.
It is a greate game and you won't pay any montly fee.... so if you Buy it now you won't lose anything. Even if it would be unplayable right now you don't lose any days which you have paid for.
The team from Arenanet worked greate in my opinnion because they solved the problem in a very short time!

Congrats from me thums up

Kershent

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

30 Apr 2005 at 01:15 - 9

Compared to WoW's launch, this game's launch has been incredible. Go ahead and buy the game. Even when there's lag, it's still very playable.

Zai

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

30 Apr 2005 at 01:29 - 10

It's fine most of the day, but been really laggy all night. 6am to 3pm EST today was no lag, game played great.

gwden

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

30 Apr 2005 at 01:33 - 11

been playing all day and only had a small lag spike which turned out to be a problem with ArenaNet's isp-- which they seemed to have fixed since for the rest of the day I didn't have any problems with lag.

Cleocatra

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

30 Apr 2005 at 02:14 - 12

Huh? Lag? There was lag?

tektonik

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

30 Apr 2005 at 02:41 - 13

lol the game is fine.

Rage

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Florida

30 Apr 2005 at 06:06 - 14

no lag here

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

30 Apr 2005 at 06:11 - 15

I have been playing for 3 days now pluss the Beta and Never had any Lag

It might be just a few peoples PC's But my PC is 2.5 yrs old and GW runs great on the highest setting

Inhocmark

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

30 Apr 2005 at 06:24 - 16

Perhaps if the issues persists, ArenaNet will extend your free play period by a few days