‘Guild Wars 2’ is adding DirectX11 support to help plan for MMO’s future
Guild Wars 2, the fantasy MMO is receiving DirectX11 support to help plan for the game’s future.As outlined in a blog post on the Guild Wars 2 website (and spotted by Eurogamer), DirectX11 support is being added to “help the game continue to look beautiful over time”. Testing for DirectX11 support will begin with an open beta starting next Tuesday (September 21).As explained by James Fulop, senior engine programmer for Guild Wars 2, DirectX11 “offers some modern technology options that aren’t available in DirectX9”, and implementing DirectX11 support “is the first step toward being able to do more shiny things” in Guild Wars 2.Fulop also adds that ArenaNet has chosen to use DirectX11 instead of more modern upgrades like DirectX12 or