Guild Wars 2 Visual Settings Comparison Guide
Written by: laserfrog
Published on: Sep-15 16:21
Key game: Guild Wars 2
Related: Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 2 is a good looking game. But what if you don't have a high end PC to play it on?

Well our man Laserfrog has created another handy video to show you what you can expect from the lower graphical settings of Guild Wars 2...

 

If you have the game let me know what settings you are playing GW2 on?

If you dont have the game, will you think about picking up a copy now I have shown you what you can expect from the lower graphics settings?


Add your comment, score and Frames Per Second (if you know it) by visiting our Guild Wars 2 ratings page

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aquahero
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is this game worth the money for a setup like mine D:
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I just started playing yesterday, I can run it on low settings barely, it works just every few seconds is screen tearing like watching a slide show for a few seconds then it runs smooth, weird but i manage best i can for now :)
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i am sure you get this all the time, but can my computer run this game ? and how well. I think i may have an issue with the graphics card. If so, could i get advice on what i should get ? my price range is around 100 and i'll like one that can run this game on high settings.
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You can run it on the lowest settings, at the lowest resolution and you might average about 25 fps it wont be the most appealing way to play but you could, your GPU needs to be upgraded and you would run it a lot better.
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Can any1 check if i can run GW2 on low with my specs?
Thnx Alot!
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No bud I am sorry but you cant do even in low settings :(
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im playing on all maxed out setting with hd screen
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The game looks pretty good in low settings atleast in my point of view :)
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Not really.
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Yeah maybe.Like I said it differs from one person to another :)
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The difference is huge from Low to Ultra. You can't see the difference because of your resolution and your rig in general. It's huge.
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Well he didn't say the difference is small...
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Well what I actually meant is that for low settings the game looks good rather than some other games which give an even more unrealistic experience ;)
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@ Aakarsh23
Are you playing Guild Wars 2 with that rig? If so will it run on low on my laptop setup? Thanks for the help
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Answered on your profile bud ;)
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max settings baby ɛ with AA and shadowing altought i see no difrenc without them XD but max settings ɛ
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Should i buy this game or not D: ?
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dew it
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do it now
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When you play at high or low the difference between the two are significant but not like WoW where the texture at low are terrible when at high its beautiful(for the cartoon style)
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Looks good on low too to me :D
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