How do I get around needing administrator privleges, playing Guild Wars 2 on OS X?
During the install, Guild Wars 2 required administrator privileges. Since I didn't want to give them, I installed it to another computer, and moved the files.
When I run it, it again asks for root access. In this case, I can simply cancel, but I get this window:
It shouldn't need root, it has no reason to. Can I get around this issue, without allowing administration privileges?
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Can you still play Guild Wars 2 on Mac?
This is a sad day for Mac gaming. ArenaNet, Guild Wars 2's developer has officially announced they will discontinue the Mac version of the game on February 18, 2021. And it doesn't matter whether you like Guild Wars 2 or not, or even MMOs for that matter.Does Guild Wars work on Mac?
At the beginning of 2021, ArenaNet announced that they would no longer be supporting the macOS client for Guild Wars 2. As a longtime player, I found this\u2026 unfortunate. There are several ways to run the Windows client on a Mac including dual-booting Windows with Bootcamp, but that's not an option for me.How do I get Guild Wars 2 for Mac?
In Destination Select: rename the app (e.g. to "Guild Wars 2 Win64" so it doesn't conflict with your current Mac client). Download Anet's 64-bit Windows client (Gw2Setup-64.exe) from guildwars2.com. Wait for the installer to run. Allow GW2 to download all of its data, then close the application without logging in.Game Changing Settings for Guild Wars 2 in 2022
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