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Revision as of 03:26, 1 February 2015

Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 cover
Developers
ArenaNet
Publishers
NCsoft
Engines
Guild Wars engine
Release dates
Windows August 28, 2012
macOS (OS X) August 28, 2012
Guild Wars 2 on Wikipedia

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Guild Wars
Guild Wars 2005
Guild Wars 2 2012

General information

Guild Wars 2 Wiki - Official wiki for Guild Wars 2 - accessible in-game using the /wiki command.
Guild Wars 2 Forums - The official Guild Wars 2 forums, hosted by Arenanet (Multiple languages available).
r/GuildWars2 Subreddit
Guild Wars 2 Guru - Fansite with a large community and active forum.
Guild Wars 2 Support - Comprehensive list of error codes and fixes.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Official website
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Amazon.com
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Green Man Gaming
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Humble Store
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All versions require a Guild Wars Account.

Game data

Upper video settings menu.
Lower video settings menu.

Configuration file(s) location

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video settings

Video settings menu.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Keybindings settings menu.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings menu.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Spanish

Network

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 80, 443, 6112, 6600
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

White in-game artifacts

Can occur with AMD graphics cards when trying to override application AA/AF settings.
Instructions

Cannot connect to the Internet

Instructions

Error Codes

Error codes starting with 7, 42, or 58 pertain to an inability to log in.
Troubleshooting steps for these errors and others can be found on this support page.

Other Information

Command Lines

These arguments can be added after the last quotation mark in the target in the properties of your Guild Wars 2 shortcut or in Launch Options if you've added the game to Steam.
Command Notes
-autologin If client is set to remember account information, the game will login on launch.
-bmp Overrides the game's default format for screenshots.
-diag Creates a detailed logfile at game start at %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Guild Wars 2\NetworkDiag.log.
-email <account@host.tld> Set's the log-in client's email address according to <account@host.tld>.
-password <password> Enables auto-log-in if <password> is the correct password for the account.
-fps <number> Renders the game at <number> frames per second.
-image Forces the game to download all known updates.
-mce Start the client with Windows Media Center compatibility, switching the game to full screen and restarting Media Center (if available) after the client is closed.
-noui Disables the user interface, producing the same effect as when one pushes Ctrl+Shift+H in-game to toggle it.
-nosound Disables the audio system completely.
-perf Displays performance indicators such as; Triangles, memory usage, frames per second and transfer rate in bytes per second are displayed in multi-colored text in the middle of the right side of the Guild Wars 2 window.
-repair Starts the client and checks game files for errors and repairs them if needed.
-useOldFov Changes the FoV back to how it was originally.
-windowed Forces Guild Wars 2 to run in windowed mode.
-clientport <port> Forces the game to run through a specific port, useful when your ISP is throttling certain ports and causing lag. Port 80 is recommended when using this switch.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 7800
ATI Radeon X1800
Intel HD 3000
256 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7.X
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 320M
ATI Radeon HD 6630M
Intel HD 3000
These are the finalized system requirements at launch, but as with any MMO these may change over time.[1]
The OS X version is still currently in Beta (This may change at a later date)

References