[Official] Guild Wars 2 Discussion, Video & Screenshot Thread - Page 342

like WoW, I can't imagine it being on steam.
I like using launchers

I only asked because GW1 is on Steam.

So you close all of your other applications that you don't need when you play a game? Unused resources are wasted.

So you leave all of your other applications open when you're playing a game? Tell me how much of a performance boost it gives to your system.

Having it opened or close will have no barring on performance. Again, unused memory is wasted memory and I'm never at the point of utilizing 8GB.

I was just pointing out that your exageration of 'close all apps' was pretty much worthless since we're talking about steam -not 'all our apps'. Also, my share in this small discussion said nothing about decreasing performance directly, but either bugs/things that I don't need which still tend to happen. Maybe I'm just unlucky and my install got ruined a bit somehow, who knows. But bad installs shouldn't happen either, should they ;p

I understand the concept of a games library program very well, but maybe they could at least have given the option to start those games without the need of steam

lol. I don't close my browsers and other apps and what not. When I play. Heck I think the last time I did that was when I was using vista and a weak athlon single core.

ok even if you have enough resources...you rather go into steam and then bootup GW2? Why the extra step...really guys...a direct icon link is better imho. I personally don't like having stuff open, that I don't need or use (ie: steam)...but whatever...some people really love steam - so be it.

either why, no point arguing..as it's not on steam.
Edited by malikq86 - 7/5/12 at 5:59am

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You should check out Xfire, I don't run it anymore but you might like it.

both methods can have icons on the desktop.