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brutus
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Hi all,
I just got a laptop so i can play when i work away. So i have just loaded it up on said laptop and was just wondering if it was normal that first time i used any of my chars that i have to load 8000 files, then every time after when i enter a new area i have to download another 800 or so.
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| 07/08/06 14:34 |
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Duke Terrien
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Yep, that's the same thing that happened to me. To get into the game took about 8k files and to load a new town took me about 800-1k files
My AB Shock Warrior build
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| 07/08/06 14:36 |
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l0rd_steven
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unfortunately yar its normal,but after u d/l once per area,u wont have to dl tht area again
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| 07/08/06 14:36 |
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brutus
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okie dokie
cheers guys
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| 07/08/06 14:39 |
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Des_Forgotto
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That's the funny thing about it. Arenanet says it's a dial-up friendly game... which in gameplay it is. But if you get the game now you have to load tons of updates and files just to enter a city... which could take over two hours I've seen.
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| 07/08/06 14:42 |
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SycX
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| QUOTE | | That's the funny thing about it. Arenanet says it's a dial-up friendly game... which in gameplay it is. But if you get the game now you have to load tons of updates and files just to enter a city... which could take over two hours I've seen. |
Yeah, but there'S no way to change it, I guess. Cause with all those updates til now, ANet would have to print new, up-to-date CDs for all games so people can always install the (full) game. And that would cost quite much.
Luckily I'm not on dial-up, so it all loads pretty fast.
And yeah, those 8k files seem to be normal, had that too, when I first played GW.
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| 07/08/06 14:55 |
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Nocturno
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Is anyone still using dial-up? *shocked speechless*
That's like waving two paper wings off the roof in the space age lol
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| 07/08/06 15:07 |
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Parappa
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You could always try downloading the GW client direct from the GW website. I presume that would be pretty up-to date and would save time on having to download all the up-dates!
I may be wrong, but it may be worth a try next time someone has to re-install!!
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| 07/08/06 15:14 |
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SycX
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| QUOTE | You could always try downloading the GW client direct from the GW website. I presume that would be pretty up-to date and would save time on having to download all the up-dates!
I may be wrong, but it may be worth a try next time someone has to re-install!! |
But, the client doesn't include all the game files, does it? Those still have to be downloaded (what is done by the game itself). Otherwise the client would be a file of approx. 1GB or more and that would still take its time to download.
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| 07/08/06 15:17 |
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Parappa
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You'd have to still download the areas, but i presume all the updates regarding skills and all that would be included!
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| 07/08/06 15:19 |
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Des_Forgotto
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| QUOTE | | You'd have to still download the areas, but i presume all the updates regarding skills and all that would be included! |
But downloading the areas is what takes so long!
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| 07/08/06 15:53 |
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SycX
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| QUOTE | | QUOTE | | You'd have to still download the areas, but i presume all the updates regarding skills and all that would be included! |
But downloading the areas is what takes so long! |
Yeah, some added skills and so would take only take some bytes. These could be added to the client without problems/major increases in download times. But those 8k files for the areas would still be there and if they make any updates regarding the landscape/monsters etc, those wouldn't be included in the client downloadable from the website.
So, I guess the only way to solve this is get a faster connection^^
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| 07/08/06 17:27 |
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