Hafies.3689 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Window mode makes little difference, 1-3 fps. I think the issue is with this horrid client. With the same macbook pro i was getting 30 fps fine, about a year or a year and a half ago. Now it's dropped to half. I wonder when we might see an update on the client. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menadena.7482 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 @Hafies.3689 said:Window mode makes little difference, 1-3 fps. I think the issue is with this horrid client. With the same macbook pro i was getting 30 fps fine, about a year or a year and a half ago. Now it's dropped to half. I wonder when we might see an update on the client.My Macbook Pro is getting 25 FPS in Lion's Arch right now. I have tried this client on multiple macs (edit: my 6 year old imac is getting 29 in divinity's reach). It is not the client. That computer sounds low specced to me but if you are sure it is okay then check your network connection. For example, make sure you are not gaming over wifi.edit 2: BTW, the macbook pro FPS is on wifi as I have not unpacked my ethernet dongle from being out from a few days yet. A direct cable is better for gaming as typically wifi will drop frames and, in worse cases, even disconnect you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menadena.7482 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 @Hafies.3689 said:Window mode makes little difference, 1-3 fps. I think the issue is with this horrid client. With the same macbook pro i was getting 30 fps fine, about a year or a year and a half ago. Now it's dropped to half. I wonder when we might see an update on the client.BTW, try reducing your window size and reducing graphics settings as low as they will go. That is what people on minis have to do (which also relies on an integrated GPU, which is what you have) and it became playable when they did that. I am not sure how long you have played gw2 but this client is MUCH better than the older one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlachtsau.3670 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Somehow I have the feeling that we won't see an update for the Mac client for a long time. I would be surprised if that would happen this year (if ever). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwood.9072 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Is it just me or has the Mac client performance slowly been getting worse with each update since the Dragon Bash release? I've been tracking my FPS in high & low-volume areas. I've also been tracking in my home instance. Performance has decreased by an average of 1-2 FPS per each major release. I've gone from 30 FPS (not best, but it worked well enough) to stutters at 9-10 FPS in high-traffic areas and 45 FPS to 33 FPS in low-volume. Only my home instance (and other instance such as guild hall) has remained steady.Even lowering the number of actors on screen hasn't done much to help so I'm not sure where this performance drop is coming from. I thought it was a result of all the returning players but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menadena.7482 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 @schlachtsau.3670 said:Somehow I have the feeling that we won't see an update for the Mac client for a long time. I would be surprised if that would happen this year (if ever).Part of their problem is the new client does not work at all in the developer betas of the new OS, in fact it crashes other things. If you look on their specs page they say people on macs SHOLD be running a 64 bit OS .... so unless someone came here they would have no reason not to upgrade. Then when things crash they will file a ticket, get uselessly sent here, and trash talk anet all over the place. As I told them in their thread about tomorrow if they do not fix the 32 bit code by the release later this year it will be a PR disaster for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMORO.4627 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Hi all,I unfortunately have missed whatever ANet announcement made about Mac client (IF any) recently.Can anyone report here?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrun.4521 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 They didn't announce anything regarding the Mac client during the recent event.With the release of macOS Catalina just a few weeks away and no response from ArenaNet in this thread since last year (... by a staff member who's no longer with them), it's looking increasingly like they've abandoned their Mac players.I submitted a bug report but they said "we cannot comment as to if and when a fix will be implemented to any 32-bit components for the game client". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menadena.7482 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 So what other games would people recommend for macs once catalina drops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMORO.4627 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 @Menadena.7482 said:So what other games would people recommend for macs once catalina drops?I may log in to my ancient EVE account someday soon... Oh dear... Even more chaos...I wish No Man's Sky was on Mac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrun.4521 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 @Menadena.7482 said:So what other games would people recommend for macs once catalina drops?World of Warcraft? :p Not only does it use Metal but the developers actually reply with Mac-related updates on their forum, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menadena.7482 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 @sunrun.4521 said:@Menadena.7482 said:So what other games would people recommend for macs once catalina drops?World of Warcraft? :p Not only does it use Metal but the developers actually reply with Mac-related updates on their forum, too.Take away the sub fee and maybe. No, the fact that you can use ingame currency does not overset that negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrun.4521 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 @Menadena.7482 said:Take away the sub fee and maybe.The alternative with Guild Wars 2 on macOS Catalina is not being able to play at all, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMORO.4627 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Ok, maybe a bit more time for ANet to actually do something about our beloved/dreaded(/doomed?) Mac 64-bit GW2 client?https://www.apple.com/macos/catalina/"Available in October"OR. is this the true DEADLINE... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArenaNet Staff Stephane Lo Presti.7258 Posted September 11, 2019 ArenaNet Staff Share Posted September 11, 2019 I wanted to share an update about the issues that some of you have had with the Mac client and MacOS Catalina: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/87330/mac-users-issues-with-the-current-guild-wars-2-client-under-macos-catalina/p1?new=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataCalamity.7630 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 @"Stephane Lo Presti.7258" said:I wanted to share an update about the issues that some of you have had with the Mac client and MacOS Catalina: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/87330/mac-users-issues-with-the-current-guild-wars-2-client-under-macos-catalina/p1?new=1Praise Joko! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talek.6795 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 @"Stephane Lo Presti.7258" said:I wanted to share an update about the issues that some of you have had with the Mac client and MacOS Catalina: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/87330/mac-users-issues-with-the-current-guild-wars-2-client-under-macos-catalina/p1?new=1NICE! Thank you guys <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMORO.4627 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 @"Stephane Lo Presti.7258" said:I wanted to share an update about the issues that some of you have had with the Mac client and MacOS Catalina: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/87330/mac-users-issues-with-the-current-guild-wars-2-client-under-macos-catalina/p1?new=1Finally!!!An update, from ANet, about the Mac client, at last!And this IS great news.Praise Stéphane Lo Presti! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragga the Eighty Third.60 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Very happy for all you cutting-edge types, and hoping it will still work on my Mac Mini Yosemite Potato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PadmaPhala.1824 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Thank you for the update. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade.4759 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 It would be better if we actually had a real Mac client and not just a port. My crossover port is a lot more stable than the Cider port they offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sznurek.8791 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Thank you arenanet that's some wonderful news :) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menadena.7482 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 @"Stephane Lo Presti.7258" said:I wanted to share an update about the issues that some of you have had with the Mac client and MacOS Catalina: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/87330/mac-users-issues-with-the-current-guild-wars-2-client-under-macos-catalina/p1?new=1YAY! We were worried we might not be able to use GW2 next month. Since apple is making buying new products soon attractive (including a year of apple tv+) not having Catalina might not be a reasonable path. Good news! I can go back to speccing out my next system without worrying about what OS it will have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menadena.7482 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 @"Cragga the Eighty Third.6015" said:Very happy for all you cutting-edge types, and hoping it will still work on my Mac Mini Yosemite Potato.What specs do you have? You can also eke out some performance by turning everything down, running it in a window, and making the window smaller.Can yosemite do egpus? If it can, the lack of a gpu is a problem so I would suggest getting one (Apple's is expensive, go with OWC or someplace else). My next system is the next mac mini, and if it has performance troubles an egpu is my plan to eke out some performance (my main problem is figuring out where to put the extra monitor as I would need to replace my existing one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menadena.7482 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 @Jade.4759 said:It would be better if we actually had a real Mac client and not just a port. My crossover port is a lot more stable than the Cider port they offer.Do you not have the new one? The cider port went the way of the dodo a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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