Originally posted by Reizla

But still no word about CPU/GPU graphical handling. Previous beta, most graphics was still handled by the CPU and I hope it'll be moved to GPU with this beta...

wondering about this to while i liked the game , performance was realy realy bad for me running i7 , gtx 580 ,. Did got about 30 ish fps on high should get way better fps , compaired to like the secret world that game runs super smooth for me . So i do hope peformance will finaly be fixed otherwise i starting to worry if its something they can fix before launch.

need spare key here :(

Originally posted by krea

Originally posted by Reizla

But still no word about CPU/GPU graphical handling. Previous beta, most graphics was still handled by the CPU and I hope it'll be moved to GPU with this beta...

wondering about this to while i liked the game , performance was realy realy bad for me running i7 , gtx 580 ,. Did got about 30 ish fps on high should get way better fps , compaired to like the secret world that game runs super smooth for me . So i do hope peformance will finaly be fixed otherwise i starting to worry if its something they can fix before launch.

that's weird man.....i play GW2 on my Q6600 (yeah that's right) with a GTX470 and i get 30 fps also.

(i do play it on medium tough, not high)

I don't think the game will fully optimized this beta weekend. They still do optimizations until launch.

Originally posted by WynterArwyn

 

During the beta weekend, we’ll test our secure Gem Store billing system in a live environment, which means you can purchase gems with your credit card or through PayPal.

As we mentioned earlier, we’re wiping all our beta data before launch—including items purchased this weekend—but we’ll keep a record of how many gems you’ve purchased during beta events. When Guild Wars 2 launches on August 28, you’ll receive those gems back on your account.

 

 

I"m glad they won't be wiping the friends lists. I also like the idea of being able to buy gems. So i can't try some things from the store and decide whether they are really worth it or not before I actually buy some stuff come launch. Sort of a try before you buy :)

What part of these are actual purchases didn't you get?  If you buy out of the cash shop and don't like the items, they aren't gonna return your money.  They will give you gems back on 8/28.  So you can buy the same items you did not like or leave the gems to sit and rot, either way they got their money.

before and after. That can only mean we dont get to play with our chars from previous BWE. At least thats the only way i can read it.

August 25th is all that matters to me.  They were very smart to bring something new into this final beta weekend since, to be honest, it was KILLING me to play on a character that I knew would be deleted.  Now we can explore some new areas.

Looks like things are shaping up nicely for the next BWE, kinda cool its falling on my birthday....too bad I won't have the day off to play it >,<. I mean seriously.....who works on their birthday? oh man...think I feel a flu coming on *cough cough*.

Originally posted by jeremyjodes

This will be my first beta for GW2 so i'm pretty excited. some good folks bummed me a key so i'm gettin geared up.

should be fun!

You will have fun, trust me......dont expect it to be the next comming of jezus tough but this game is realy good if you ask me.

But plz do let us know what you think of it after the beta weekend......very fiew people DON'T like the game.

Relax and enjoy (the fun starts once you get the controls in your fingers......standing there and hitting stuff won't work.....you'l see :)

Originally posted by Xstatic912
@ Aramath

They give you 2500 points to spend on the gem store... Your credit card isn't charge.

"During the beta weekend, we’ll test our secure Gem Store billing system in a live environment, which means you can purchase gems with your credit card or through PayPal.

As we mentioned earlier, we’re wiping all our beta data before launch—including items purchased this weekend—but we’ll keep a record of how many gems you’ve purchased during beta events. When Guild Wars 2 launches on August 28, you’ll receive those gems back on your account."

Source: http://www.arena.net/blog/whats-new-in-the-final-guild-wars-2-beta-weekend-event

Originally posted by Searias

Originally posted by Xstatic912
@ Aramath

They give you 2500 points to spend on the gem store... Your credit card isn't charge.

"During the beta weekend, we’ll test our secure Gem Store billing system in a live environment, which means you can purchase gems with your credit card or through PayPal.

As we mentioned earlier, we’re wiping all our beta data before launch—including items purchased this weekend—but we’ll keep a record of how many gems you’ve purchased during beta events. When Guild Wars 2 launches on August 28, you’ll receive those gems back on your account."

 

Source: http://www.arena.net/blog/whats-new-in-the-final-guild-wars-2-beta-weekend-event

On this note, if you do purchase gems during next beta weekend, it might be a good idea to keep all the receipts somewhere you can find them. While I do trust the company, Murphy's Law tends to take over any possible situations - If it can go wrong, it will. And in that situation it'll be a lot easier if you have the proof of purchase with all required details.

Can't wait. Ill be buying enough gems to cover at least a couple character slots come launch day, that way I can reserve all my characters as soon as the game goes live. 

Originally posted by krea

Originally posted by Reizla

But still no word about CPU/GPU graphical handling. Previous beta, most graphics was still handled by the CPU and I hope it'll be moved to GPU with this beta...

wondering about this to while i liked the game , performance was realy realy bad for me running i7 , gtx 580 ,. Did got about 30 ish fps on high should get way better fps , compaired to like the secret world that game runs super smooth for me . So i do hope peformance will finaly be fixed otherwise i starting to worry if its something they can fix before launch.

thats weird, i got over 45fps avg on max setting. I too run I7 but only a 570 /shrugs.

Originally posted by Nefera

Originally posted by Searias

Originally posted by Xstatic912
@ Aramath

They give you 2500 points to spend on the gem store... Your credit card isn't charge.

"During the beta weekend, we’ll test our secure Gem Store billing system in a live environment, which means you can purchase gems with your credit card or through PayPal.

As we mentioned earlier, we’re wiping all our beta data before launch—including items purchased this weekend—but we’ll keep a record of how many gems you’ve purchased during beta events. When Guild Wars 2 launches on August 28, you’ll receive those gems back on your account."

 

Source: http://www.arena.net/blog/whats-new-in-the-final-guild-wars-2-beta-weekend-event

On this note, if you do purchase gems during next beta weekend, it might be a good idea to keep all the receipts somewhere you can find them. While I do trust the company, Murphy's Law tends to take over any possible situations - If it can go wrong, it will. And in that situation it'll be a lot easier if you have the proof of purchase with all required details.

That's prudent advice for any purchase you do, not only just this.

Originally posted by Epic1oots

Originally posted by krea

Originally posted by Reizla

But still no word about CPU/GPU graphical handling. Previous beta, most graphics was still handled by the CPU and I hope it'll be moved to GPU with this beta...

wondering about this to while i liked the game , performance was realy realy bad for me running i7 , gtx 580 ,. Did got about 30 ish fps on high should get way better fps , compaired to like the secret world that game runs super smooth for me . So i do hope peformance will finaly be fixed otherwise i starting to worry if its something they can fix before launch.

thats weird, i got over 45fps avg on max setting. I too run I7 but only a 570 /shrugs.

50 to 60 FPS here i7 and GTX580 all max settings. Talking WvW too.

Mark me as clueless, gems are?

Originally posted by Woopin

Originally posted by Epic1oots

Originally posted by krea

Originally posted by Reizla

But still no word about CPU/GPU graphical handling. Previous beta, most graphics was still handled by the CPU and I hope it'll be moved to GPU with this beta...

wondering about this to while i liked the game , performance was realy realy bad for me running i7 , gtx 580 ,. Did got about 30 ish fps on high should get way better fps , compaired to like the secret world that game runs super smooth for me . So i do hope peformance will finaly be fixed otherwise i starting to worry if its something they can fix before launch.

thats weird, i got over 45fps avg on max setting. I too run I7 but only a 570 /shrugs.

50 to 60 FPS here i7 and GTX580 all max settings. Talking WvW too.

If you guys are having performance issues, turn off shadowing, apparently some people saw performance improvements of upto 50%.

Originally posted by Deewe

Mark me as clueless, gems are?

 Gems are the cash shop currency.  They 10 dollars or 10 euros for 800.

is your vid card overclocked they said a while ago if it is you will see a drop in performance. i hope it is fixed and the game runs smooth for everyone. runs great for me i5-2500 6870-1g 8g ram ssd. only time i hit lagg was the BWE 1 final event where there was like 200ppl all hitting 1 mob and i had everything maxed out and was still playable