yes, this is one of the pitfalls of GW2, it seems to have unusually high demands of hardware despite the fact that it doesn't appear to be a terribly graphically demanding game (IE, the graphics are not the best)
I would imagine the GW2 will be free from here on out so you can take your time. After grinding to level 40 in FF14 and trying to do some crafting only to not be able to figure it out without the help of a wiki, i may be done with it soon.
If you do end up calling it quits on FF14 (or taking a break from it), you may enjoy trying out WoW. It's free for the first 20 levels. I played on a free account several times over the years.
hey man... that's great... genuinely helpful people here. I like to see that @tomblackstone you are a rarity. . not because you are looking for it but i am happy to give 1000% percent (that's double percent) upvote for you.
to be honest i am exceptionally unlikely to play WoW ever. I may just try to beta some of the new ones if i get sick of GW and FF (urgh!)