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[MyTrIx]

Well, the topic title pretty much explain what I want to know...

Will we be able to download, install and update the game before the 7th August ? So we don't try, all the founders, to download the game at the same time and overload/crash the server!

Of course, our account will be "block" until the 7th August!

Sorry if the question is already answered somewhere in the forum...

[xxx WreckinBallRaj xxx]

They haven't said but I'm hoping they do. You know the servers will be totally flooded August 7th and the client will take 20 hours to patch. I hope they give us a profile option to DL/patch sometime in advance.

[Nain]

Would be nice.. even better if we're in the beta before that...

[TheSassySquatch]

It would definitely take a load off the servers if they did.

[Belorion]

It will probably be less traumatic to their download servers if they have some sort of tiered approach to download.

[Trailer6]

Makes sense. Wouldnt the client be the same as for the beta. so for those who are already in beta, they already have it downloaded, just need a patch. That would relieve a lot.

[Widghet]

Trailer6, on 02 July 2012 - 04:36 PM, said:

Makes sense. Wouldnt the client be the same as for the beta. so for those who are already in beta, they already have it downloaded, just need a patch. That would relieve a lot.

This is not always the case. Sometimes it is, but I have been in beta's before where the beta client ended up being completely different and had to be reloaded come launch.

[Grim Bekker]

This is the status quo for online games. I would be very surprised if they didn't offer the option to pre-load.

[Del Arianni]

I'm game for early DL

[MyTrIx]

After rethinking about it...

I think Russ said in another thread that most founders will be in the closed beta before 7th August throught severals waves like the one we got today... But I still wondering how much people will need to wait for 7th August and download the game at the same time!

[Necrodemus]

I like the idea of a staggered approach. If they let everyone DL all at once (regardless of the date) it's still going to kill the servers unless it's staggered.

[SyberSmoke]

Well I hope that if they do make us wait, they at least offer a few different methods of download. I would be very happy to download the game using my BitTorrent client...comes in handy given the protections it offers if the servers do bomb. Error checking, download resume, and file verification for the win!

[Skadi]

Allow pre-instalation.
Avoid the mass rage that the instalation servers crashed.

[00seven]

Seems like there are different ways to skin this cat.
Pre download and patch with delayed activation...throw in some Mechlab teases until go live.
Multiple download methods or buy some extra bandwidth / load balancing for the first 48 hours.
Ship me me 276 5.25“ floppies

Or just live with the opening day blues...it would be surprising if they didn't plan to some extent the load based on the track record of server performance under the current beta and the remainder of the early subscribers.

[Darkflare]

I really hope they implement this idea.

[Doctor Horrible]

As long as I am first I don't care

[Tenrai]

I am getting more depressed the more I read...Still need a system to game on at this point...May need to pawn a few things to be ready for August 7th...

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Bluten, on 02 July 2012 - 04:29 PM, said:

They haven't said but I'm hoping they do. You know the servers will be totally flooded August 7th and the client will take 20 hours to patch. I hope they give us a profile option to DL/patch sometime in advance.

IM rather hoping they do what no gaming company EVER does and COUNT THE NUMBER of sales ahead of time
THEN theyre not MASSIVELY surprised by the number of people trying to get on. IE Diablo III