Guild Wars 2 came out in 2012 as 32 bit and kind of sucked with big groups and felt like a completely new game when they released 64 bit client in 2016.
For me it is actually huge. I went from 90-120 FPS to nearly 300. I must be some outlier though. I also haven't played a while so old numbers are based on memory and likely on different kernel, drivers and more. I also don't recall if I was using Vulkan before while the new build asked me if I wanted to use Vulkan (and I switched).
Valve still makes money off TF2 through passive financialization in the game's cosmetic/sidegrade microtransactions. Having a snappy feel to an old game is important. I would rightfully expect a game from 2007 to have perfect performance even if I have other stuff open.
It is one of the most played games on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/charts/mostplayed (make sure to sort by daily players, TF2's regional/timezone distribution is different from other games)
31 Comments
Malix@sopuli.xyz · 28 pts · 2y
I don't play TF2, but I thought basically all hl2 -family games were updated to 64bit ages ago.. apparently this wasn't the case :o
Any of the other games running the same engine still in 32bit land?
d_k_bo@feddit.de · 12 pts · 2y
Portal and Portal 2 are still 32 bit. Newer mods based on Strata are 64 bit.
soupermkc@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y
pretty sure anything other than gmod (and strata games) is still 32bit, even with the vulkan renderer support
Pistcow@lemm.ee · 25 pts · 2y
Wait, this was a 32 bit game? Neat.
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 2y
It came out in 2007... And iirc the steam client is still 32bit? Games were slow to adopt 64 bit.
Pistcow@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
Guild Wars 2 came out in 2012 as 32 bit and kind of sucked with big groups and felt like a completely new game when they released 64 bit client in 2016.
Link@rentadrunk.org · 14 pts · 2y
Doesn’t look like they bothered to update their macOS client to 64bit. Currently the game is unplayable on new versions of macOS.
737@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 39 pts · 2y
germtm_@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
finally. can't wait to check the performance difference.
shitescalates@midwest.social · 5 pts · 2y
Significant for me. Not sure if vsync is working.
kevincox@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
For me it is actually huge. I went from 90-120 FPS to nearly 300. I must be some outlier though. I also haven't played a while so old numbers are based on memory and likely on different kernel, drivers and more. I also don't recall if I was using Vulkan before while the new build asked me if I wanted to use Vulkan (and I switched).
jaykay@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 2y
Fix the bot issue damn it, and add content
Skipcast@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y
Bot issue yes, but you can't expect them to keep adding content to a 15 or whatever year old game surely
NanoooK@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
TF3 then
critical@reddthat.com · 20 pts · 2y
They do not recognise that number.
slacktoid@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
Valve: no no silly one numbers stop at 2.
Skipcast@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
One can dream
just_another_person@lemmy.world · -15 pts · 2y
....okay...why now? Why at all?
skeezix@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
Some OS’s don’t support 32 bit apps
pineapplelover@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 2y
Well, if you're running 32 bit, is gaming your priority here?
520@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
Maybe?
Lots of older games never get updated to 64-bit.
Besides the only operating system to not support 32bit code anymore is macOS, which even Valve treats as not worth bothering with anymore.
1917isnow@lemmy.ml · 15 pts · 2y
Valve still makes money off TF2 through passive financialization in the game's cosmetic/sidegrade microtransactions. Having a snappy feel to an old game is important. I would rightfully expect a game from 2007 to have perfect performance even if I have other stuff open.
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 2y
League of Legends (2009) enters the room
1917isnow@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 2y
I leave the room because of the smell.
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 2y
Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
B.O. and sadge.
1917isnow@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Is that what's his name as what's his name from Marvel Avenger's
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 2y
You are very lucky World of Warcraft isn't in this room
1917isnow@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
I've been close enough to a room like that thanks!!!
Atemu@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 2y
Why not?
ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y
It wouldn't launch at all on rolling distros, bundled OpenGL translator was much weaker than DXVK
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
d_k_bo@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
It is one of the most played games on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/charts/mostplayed (make sure to sort by daily players, TF2's regional/timezone distribution is different from other games)