client downloadsing 343,000 files for update?
The number of files is totally irrelevant, it’s about the total size of the patch. On that note, I’d like it if they actually wrote that in the patch notes so people can have an idea whether or not to postpone it.
I only had ~3000 files. How long has it been since you played?
Yeah, only a couple of thousand files for me too. Sounds like the OP is downloading the whole game, either because of a glitch of because they have moved the executable or GW directory.
I only had 2700
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RIP City of Heroes
The number of files is totally irrelevant, it’s about the total size of the patch. On that note, I’d like it if they actually wrote that in the patch notes so people can have an idea whether or not to postpone it.
They can’t tell you how many files you need to download in the patch notes — it varies for everyone, depending on language choices as well as other options and when you last got an update.
(The editors on the wiki ‘discuss’ this all the time — they haven’t come to any solution for this either.)
John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”
The number of files is totally irrelevant, it’s about the total size of the patch. On that note, I’d like it if they actually wrote that in the patch notes so people can have an idea whether or not to postpone it.
They can’t tell you how many files you need to download in the patch notes — it varies for everyone, depending on language choices as well as other options and when you last got an update.
(The editors on the wiki ‘discuss’ this all the time — they haven’t come to any solution for this either.)
Hm, I see. Well, a baseline could be an ‘up to date’ client but I can see the thing with the language options being an issue.
The number of files is totally irrelevant, it’s about the total size of the patch. On that note, I’d like it if they actually wrote that in the patch notes so people can have an idea whether or not to postpone it.
They can’t tell you how many files you need to download in the patch notes — it varies for everyone, depending on language choices as well as other options and when you last got an update.
(The editors on the wiki ‘discuss’ this all the time — they haven’t come to any solution for this either.)
Hm, I see. Well, a baseline could be an ‘up to date’ client but I can see the thing with the language options being an issue.
Even a baseline is difficult. When wiki editors discuss this, people post their file counts and download sizes… and there’s never a close-enough consensus. Even the file size of the final DAT file can vary due to differences in hard drive configurations.
For folks nearing their monthly download limits, I think the least bad solution is to ask folks whether it’s a small, big, or huge download. And that, you can almost tell from the patch notes. i.e. if there’s more than a full screen or two of notes, probably better to wait to download, if you are about to be hit by premium pricing for going over your bandwidth.
John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”
Did you happen to change the language OP? That will cause the game to download all the new, selected language files.
Be careful what you ask for
ANet may give it to you.
ANet may give it to you.
The number of files is totally irrelevant, it’s about the total size of the patch. On that note, I’d like it if they actually wrote that in the patch notes so people can have an idea whether or not to postpone it.
They can’t tell you how many files you need to download in the patch notes — it varies for everyone, depending on language choices as well as other options and when you last got an update.
(The editors on the wiki ‘discuss’ this all the time — they haven’t come to any solution for this either.)
Hm, I see. Well, a baseline could be an ‘up to date’ client but I can see the thing with the language options being an issue.
Even a baseline is difficult. When wiki editors discuss this, people post their file counts and download sizes… and there’s never a close-enough consensus. Even the file size of the final DAT file can vary due to differences in hard drive configurations.
For folks nearing their monthly download limits, I think the least bad solution is to ask folks whether it’s a small, big, or huge download. And that, you can almost tell from the patch notes. i.e. if there’s more than a full screen or two of notes, probably better to wait to download, if you are about to be hit by premium pricing for going over your bandwidth.
I don’t if Anet does this or not, but sometimes game companies will distribute assets for large upcoming patches or expansions out with their small patches to try and lighten the overall load.
I am pretty sure WoW used to do that all the time. You would read the patch notes and think it’s nothing more than small code changes and the next thing you know are downloading a GB of data, because they are sending out some of the assets for an upcoming major patch or expansion.
Rehabilitated Elementalist. Now, trolling the Thief forums with my math.
^ArenaNet did this for months prior to the release of Heart of Thorns.