Deadly Moth.5687

What I hadn't taken into account was the 4GBs was total memory (1758MBs VRAM and 2303MBs shared) and I did misspeak to say near max settings (although it is possible for me run using the "best performance" default I do only get approx. 13FPS, where as I normally run with a mix of high and medium to get a playable framerate). Regardless the point still stands I will likely be effected by these changes (even though this setup currently works well for me). The game will not load when DX9 rending is turned off (as you say; it appears to be the feature level which is the key factor) and therefore I will likely not beable to play as often or be spending as much money (until I do finally upgrade). I completely understand the need for ANET to make this change to both enhance and support the game, its just a shame I (for me) that I'm negatively affected by it

Thanks, that's good to know and Ill try that out later. I was going on the info Anet release stating 'Feature Levels” list contains “11_0” or higher' which in theory means they may not support my setup even though I can run DirectX 11+

I am likely one of the few players that will be affected. I believe I have (financially) contributed much more than an average player having purchased multiple accounts/expansions (for myself and friends/family for GW1 and 2), many in game upgrades and even a reasonable amount of merchandise (easily adding up to many100s or even 1000+ since launch). yes my main rig is over 10 years old, but with an i7 CPU (8 core @ 2.80GHz), 16GBs RAM (1333MHz DDR3) and 4GBs GPU (GeForce GTX 260), it is still more than capable of running many games (currently GW2 at near max settings). however although the rig is already running DirectX 12 its the graphic card feature levels are "10_0, 9_3, 9_2 and 9_1", so there is a good chance it will no run the new client. I do plan to purchase a new rig but not for a year or 2 (unless this one packs up). although my laptop meets the new specs and I will still be able to play from time to time it is unlikely I will be buy any further updates/upgrades until I replace my main rig (which could be a couple of years away)

I lost this title again this week, and the below solved the issue.As this happens quite often (for some people), LOR-748 's message should suggest the fix if people receive this message in error. Additional CommentsJune 2016