[GW2]New thread is up. Hope everyone enjoyed the April BWE! It was awesome!

steejee · April 2012

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

reVerse · April 2012

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Sarksus · April 2012

Man I hope my MacBook Pro can run this thing while I'm at my hotel. The GT 330M graphics chip is worrying me. It should be able to but I hope I don't have to put the settings too low.

Darkewolfe · April 2012

I hate all of you. Coming into this thread is depressing. Can't believe after all of this I can't play this weekend. Has there been any news on how many other BWE's there are pre-launch?

Entaru · April 2012

Darkewolfe wrote: »

I hate all of you. Coming into this thread is depressing. Can't believe after all of this I can't play this weekend. Has there been any news on how many other BWE's there are pre-launch?

After all the greif you give me for our adventures in Tyria. You deserve it.

Sarksus · April 2012

Darkewolfe wrote: »

I hate all of you. Coming into this thread is depressing. Can't believe after all of this I can't play this weekend. Has there been any news on how many other BWE's there are pre-launch?

There should be at least one a month until launch.

steejee · April 2012

reVerse wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Compared to? Your options are Windows, OSX, and whatever flavor of Linux windows manager floats your boat. I don't know anyone (including die hard Linux users) who would argue that any Linux GUI is better than OSX or Windows, and between OSX and WIndows you basically have personal perference - I'm not a fan of OSX design conventions or the interface in general, so Windows wins in the end, and I find it very useable/clean. Detour aside, I just dislike companies stepping outside the UI guidelines for any OS just because they want to be unique.

reVerse · April 2012

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Compared to? Your options are Windows, OSX, and whatever flavor of Linux windows manager floats your boat. I don't know anyone (including die hard Linux users) who would argue that any Linux GUI is better than OSX or Windows, and between OSX and WIndows you basically have personal perference - I'm not a fan of OSX design conventions or the interface in general, so Windows wins in the end, and I find it very useable/clean. Detour aside, I just dislike companies stepping outside the UI guidelines for any OS just because they want to be unique.

Just 'cause the competition is bad don't make Windows any good.

DaemonSadi · April 2012

Sarksus wrote: »

Darkewolfe wrote: »

I hate all of you. Coming into this thread is depressing. Can't believe after all of this I can't play this weekend. Has there been any news on how many other BWE's there are pre-launch?

There should be at least one a month until launch.

So hopefully there won't be any more!

steejee · April 2012

Also clearly I'm bored/starved for info if I'm picking at the downloader UI

ironzerg · April 2012

steejee wrote: »

Also clearly I'm bored/starved for info if I'm picking at the downloader UI

Yes, yes you are. Someone get this man a BWE, stat!

Triiipledot · April 2012

Need to DL that launcher asap!

Rednaz · April 2012

reVerse wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Surprisingly, the Windows UI is the one thing I don't have problems with in Windows. I'm not saying its great, but I don't hate it. I do wish that I didn't have to use Windows though, as it is a terrible OS.

Back on topic, anyone know how large the client is? I'm dling it right now, but it doesn't say how large the file is, which is annoying. 186 thousand files could be 200 GB or MB. Ok, not 200 MB since I've already dld that much.

Edit - Just hit 1% at around 260 MB. So somewhere around 25-30GB.

Vi Monks · April 2012

Has there been any official confirmation that the stress test client will work in the upcoming BWE? I know it's updating to the BWE client currently, and all signs point to yes... but I'm paranoid, and if I tried to log on to the BWE only to find that my client was bad and I had to redownload the whole thing, I might lose it.

Triiipledot · April 2012

Is anyone gonna try and log in using this launcher? Looks like some prepurchasers on the reddit thread were actually getting in game.

steejee · April 2012

I'll probably just DL it simply because I'm on Comcast and their 'cap' is high enough that you have to download like a mofo all month to hit it. So I'll be annoyed if it's the wrong client or something, but I'll live.

warban · April 2012

Vi Monks wrote: »

Has there been any official confirmation that the stress test client will work in the upcoming BWE? I know it's updating to the BWE client currently, and all signs point to yes... but I'm paranoid, and if I tried to log on to the BWE only to find that my client was bad and I had to redownload the whole thing, I might lose it.

There is only one public client. The client technology has been solid for Guildwars and thus Guildwars 2 for the longest time. I really don't think you have anything to worry about.

I tested attempting to log in. Message comes up saying everything is ready with your account but the event is this weekend.

warban · April 2012

Rednaz wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Surprisingly, the Windows UI is the one thing I don't have problems with in Windows. I'm not saying its great, but I don't hate it. I do wish that I didn't have to use Windows though, as it is a terrible OS.

Back on topic, anyone know how large the client is? I'm dling it right now, but it doesn't say how large the file is, which is annoying. 186 thousand files could be 200 GB or MB. Ok, not 200 MB since I've already dld that much.

Edit - Just hit 1% at around 260 MB. So somewhere around 25-30GB.

12.7 GB (13,688,936,424 bytes).

Vi Monks · April 2012

warban wrote: »

Vi Monks wrote: »

Has there been any official confirmation that the stress test client will work in the upcoming BWE? I know it's updating to the BWE client currently, and all signs point to yes... but I'm paranoid, and if I tried to log on to the BWE only to find that my client was bad and I had to redownload the whole thing, I might lose it.

There is only one public client. The client technology has been solid for Guildwars and thus Guildwars 2 for the longest time. I really don't think you have anything to worry about.

I tested attempting to log in. Message comes up saying everything is ready with your account but the event is this weekend.

Excellent. Thanks for assuaging my fears.

naengwen · April 2012

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Compared to? Your options are Windows, OSX, and whatever flavor of Linux windows manager floats your boat. I don't know anyone (including die hard Linux users) who would argue that any Linux GUI is better than OSX or Windows, and between OSX and WIndows you basically have personal perference - I'm not a fan of OSX design conventions or the interface in general, so Windows wins in the end, and I find it very useable/clean. Detour aside, I just dislike companies stepping outside the UI guidelines for any OS just because they want to be unique.

So what you're saying is that you've never liked any video game UI made with DirectX or OpenGL, then.

EDIT: That woulda been an awkward typo to explain.

Kai_San · April 2012

I think the fact that the art falls over the stanard window is what makes it so pretty. I love it.

Enig · April 2012

I'm just going to wait until they announce the proper download. It's not like there won't be time to download it.

DrCongo · April 2012

DLing the client. Feel all tingly.

Glal · April 2012

naengwen wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Compared to? Your options are Windows, OSX, and whatever flavor of Linux windows manager floats your boat. I don't know anyone (including die hard Linux users) who would argue that any Linux GUI is better than OSX or Windows, and between OSX and WIndows you basically have personal perference - I'm not a fan of OSX design conventions or the interface in general, so Windows wins in the end, and I find it very useable/clean. Detour aside, I just dislike companies stepping outside the UI guidelines for any OS just because they want to be unique.

So what you're saying is that you've never liked any video game UI made with DirectX or OpenGL, then.

EDIT: That woulda been an awkward typo to explain.

Games aren't part of the OS paradigm.

steejee · April 2012

naengwen wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Compared to? Your options are Windows, OSX, and whatever flavor of Linux windows manager floats your boat. I don't know anyone (including die hard Linux users) who would argue that any Linux GUI is better than OSX or Windows, and between OSX and WIndows you basically have personal perference - I'm not a fan of OSX design conventions or the interface in general, so Windows wins in the end, and I find it very useable/clean. Detour aside, I just dislike companies stepping outside the UI guidelines for any OS just because they want to be unique.

So what you're saying is that you've never liked any video game UI made with DirectX or OpenGL, then.

EDIT: That woulda been an awkward typo to explain.

Trying to work out what that typo might have been

Also, I was specifically talking about windowed applications, not full screen. Windowed games typically use the standard UI elements.

Bloodsheed · April 2012

steejee wrote: »

naengwen wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Compared to? Your options are Windows, OSX, and whatever flavor of Linux windows manager floats your boat. I don't know anyone (including die hard Linux users) who would argue that any Linux GUI is better than OSX or Windows, and between OSX and WIndows you basically have personal perference - I'm not a fan of OSX design conventions or the interface in general, so Windows wins in the end, and I find it very useable/clean. Detour aside, I just dislike companies stepping outside the UI guidelines for any OS just because they want to be unique.

So what you're saying is that you've never liked any video game UI made with DirectX or OpenGL, then.

EDIT: That woulda been an awkward typo to explain.

Trying to work out what that typo might have been

The only thing I can think of was "...you've never liked any video game UI made with Dicks..."

Even if that wasn't it, I think it should have been.

(also, downloading the client, whee!)

Rednaz · April 2012

warban wrote: »

Rednaz wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Surprisingly, the Windows UI is the one thing I don't have problems with in Windows. I'm not saying its great, but I don't hate it. I do wish that I didn't have to use Windows though, as it is a terrible OS.

Back on topic, anyone know how large the client is? I'm dling it right now, but it doesn't say how large the file is, which is annoying. 186 thousand files could be 200 GB or MB. Ok, not 200 MB since I've already dld that much.

Edit - Just hit 1% at around 260 MB. So somewhere around 25-30GB.

12.7 GB (13,688,936,424 bytes).

Damn, how did I double it?

Mazlo · April 2012

So has anyone actually received an official download link or are folks just using a link from reddit and/or the client downloader from previous GW2 beta stuff?

Bloodsheed · April 2012

Mazlo wrote: »

So has anyone actually received an official download link or are folks just using a link from reddit and/or the client downloader from previous GW2 beta stuff?

The latter. No official links have been supplied as of yet.

corin7 · April 2012

Whoops I accidentally pre-purchased this last night. No idea how that happened. Guess I will be playing this a bit this weekend. Though I did just make plans to spend all day Sauturday hiking and BBQing but I will still get some time in.

Basren Dragonsnack · April 2012

How do you accidentally enter detailed credit card information? 0.o

Kai_San · April 2012

Basren Dragonsnack wrote: »

How do you accidentally enter detailed credit card information? 0.o

I work at a bank, so I can say you would be surprised how often you hear that.

Buraisu · April 2012

Rednaz wrote: »

warban wrote: »

Rednaz wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

steejee wrote: »

reVerse wrote: »

That is a pretty damn pretty launcher.

Pretty, yes, but fuck I hate it when companies decide to go outside the Windows UI and do non-standard window design (specifically the title bar/top right buttons and border), it's the same shit Apple does and it's annoying.

The Windows UI is shit.

Surprisingly, the Windows UI is the one thing I don't have problems with in Windows. I'm not saying its great, but I don't hate it. I do wish that I didn't have to use Windows though, as it is a terrible OS.

Back on topic, anyone know how large the client is? I'm dling it right now, but it doesn't say how large the file is, which is annoying. 186 thousand files could be 200 GB or MB. Ok, not 200 MB since I've already dld that much.

Edit - Just hit 1% at around 260 MB. So somewhere around 25-30GB.

12.7 GB (13,688,936,424 bytes).

Damn, how did I double it?

I'm at 25% with 5.1 GBs, reddit said it's 20.3 GBs.

Also, based on the download UI, this is the client for this weekend, not the stress test.

Triiipledot · April 2012

When I left my apt. It was at 50% and was going quite fast, is there multiple patches?

Enig · April 2012

People have been saying it's about 12GB. The % during download is an incorrect estimate or something?

I presume ANet is not giving us the full game just for the BWE.

DaemonSadi · April 2012

Hmm I still can't log into the account site.

Do you guys think it's time to actually call them yet?

(please do not link me to their support site, tried that, didn't help. Note: this is not a complaint. I understand it's an oddball problem.)

Bloodsheed · April 2012

Yeah, it finished for me at 12GB.

The login screen is so pretty...

DaemonSadi wrote: »

Hmm I still can't log into the account site.

Do you guys think it's time to actually call them yet?

(please do not link me to their support site, tried that, didn't help. Note: this is not a complaint. I understand it's an oddball problem.)

I had that problem too. The way I solved it was, despite changing what email was attached to the account, I still had to login through the old email that the account was created under.

Enig · April 2012

DaemonSadi wrote: »

Hmm I still can't log into the account site.

Do you guys think it's time to actually call them yet?

(please do not link me to their support site, tried that, didn't help. Note: this is not a complaint. I understand it's an oddball problem.)

Well if you want to wait until it is completely "appropriate" I would say when they announce the download officially. I imagine you could contact them today though.

What account are you using to attempt the log in? Did you link accounts?

Echo · April 2012

Entaru wrote: »

vhzod wrote: »

Any news on if Asura or Sylvari will be playable this weekend?

They will not be available for this BWE, no.

Sorry.

I was annoyed at first, but now I'm fine with it. Lets me try Mesmers (my intended main class at launch) without having to redo the same area again at launch.

Corehealer · April 2012

DLing client now. Nice catch on the reddit thing. I'm just glad to get it on my machine for now so it's ready. No problems so far, loving the loader.

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