Guild Wars 2 PC Release date

EU Release Date:

Aug-28-2012

US Release Date:

Aug-28-2012

AU Release Date:

Aug-28-2012

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Guild Wars 2 is available on PC

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A full 250 years after the original Guild Wars, massive upheavals, cataclysms, and globe-spanning events have changed the world of Tyria. Human civilization is in decline. Other races are rising up, taking control over large portions of the world; the balance of power has shifted. The dragons have awoken.

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25 GB

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Core 2 Quad Q6400 2.13GHz

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HDD: 25 GB hard drive space required

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OTHER: Keyboard and mouse

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looladas

17:56 May-21-2013

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I'm thinking to buy this game but I wanted to know if I can run it in max settings with good fps. Can I?

XxSoultheKeeperXx

00:45 May-22-2013

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no medium settings will give you the best performance/graphics ratio

NajouLamy94

20:29 May-18-2013

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Just ordered this new hp envy dv6t quad edition laptop and wondering can i run this game at high setting with 50+ fps or not?

XxSoultheKeeperXx

22:03 May-18-2013

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medium sounds more realistic for that frame rate to be stable

MrOZZ98

21:09 May-20-2013

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I think you can run it on tweaked high with that framerate

Nightius09

17:42 May-17-2013

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What settings could I run this at?

XxSoultheKeeperXx

02:36 May-18-2013

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max settings at your resolution

nightius

02:32 May-17-2013

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What settings could I run this on my laptop smoothly?

XxSoultheKeeperXx

02:50 May-17-2013

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low or medium settings at your resolution

TerrorMango

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Can I run this game smoothly? And can I run it even in big battles and PVP?

yiannis2000

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Of course! Medium settings with no AA 40+ FPS.

runedj4

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agreed in large wvw battles. he may need to lower it but he sould get 40 fps no problem anywere else.

TerrorMango

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Thank you.
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NajouLamy94

09:11 May-14-2013

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what setting can i run this game on my laptop?

HEAVENISHELL

09:11 May-14-2013

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high settings at ur current resolution :0
Enjoy the game N nice rig tooo :D

runedj4

15:10 May-15-2013

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more like low-med settings.

Lawking10

16:03 May-13-2013

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Settings for me?

HEAVENISHELL

16:04 May-13-2013

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Ultra buddy :)
enjoy the game N nice rig :)

runedj4

15:08 May-15-2013

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not at all i have the same video card it more like high settings.

adamthegood

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Can I run this smoothly? Also, what is aa? I've read some other comments and it's mentioned a lot.

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you can run this smoothly on medium little to no AA and lowered res.

XxSoultheKeeperXx

22:42 May-15-2013

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AA is antialiasing its resampling objects to create smooth edges on objects (people,swords,animals,dragons,etc)

liamstan12

03:23 May-13-2013

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What settings for me?

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you can run this high-very high with good frame rates.

runedj4

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Med-high

Neocyte

15:22 May-11-2013

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Can I run this game smoothly?

wolcan93

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Yes, you can run it smoothly at high-ultra settings.

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