When will be able to download PS2?

[J Baley]

As I understand it, we will have to download the game from scratch along with the new client. Does anyone have any info about this? Will we be able to download the game before it goes live?

[MrBloodworth]

No word yet. But you can find the game on steam.

[J Baley]

Yeah, I didn't want to download through steam if I could avoid it.

[MrBloodworth]

I'm sure SOE will provide a link.

But really, steam is the way to go.

[Hamma]

Haven't heard anything.

[Tenhi]

I really hope we can pre-load it. If we cant and everyone starts to download on launch-day... well goodbye servers <_<

[maradine]

Content distribution for these types of things is generally 3rd party ala Akamai, Limelight, or similar. If the game servers are even remotely close to the content, I'd be shocked.

Well, disappointed. I guess not shocked. >.>

[Tenhi]

I think Diablo3 was also handled by Akami? And if I remember correctly it was sloooow because half the globe tried to download the client at launch (the other half was smart enough to download the game beforehand :D).

[Fafnir]

I don't think that beta testers will have to redownload the client. Code monkeys at SOE must know how to avoid forcing that.

[Sturmhardt]

It's probably not going to be preloadable since they will be working on the build till the last second.

[Hamma]

Here is the answer:

https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/269324674125660160

[Sturmhardt]

We already knew that, its in the op. The question here is "when?".

[Hamma]

We already knew that, its in the op. The question here is "when?".

November 20th I'm guessing.

[Ruffdog]

Steam says the game will unlock in 4 days and 3 hours.
Expecting quite a big download so the pause button in steam will be welcome

[Hamma]

https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/269499522718261249

[MrBloodworth]

Steam is likely to only be the launcher, I'm quite sure, due to other SOE items on stem, you will still be using the launcher to download the content.

Still, I'll be using steam.

[Sifer2]

Lack of pre-load sucks. The real launch date is the 21st I guess. When most people will be done downloading. :lol:

[Sunrock]

Lack of pre-load sucks. The real launch date is the 21st I guess. When most people will be done downloading. :lol:

Hehehe... I don't think it will be the downloading that will be the bottle neck but the patching of the game. At least the beta client have been ultra slow to patch compared to other MMOs.

[Tenhi]

Is it definite that there will be no pre-loading? I thought thats jus what everyone assumed because we have no word from SOE yet...

[maradine]

https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/269499522718261249

/coughs politely

[Tenhi]

/coughs politely

Please slap me because I'm blind :(

Edit: And to say atleast something useful. With the Beta Client being ~9.5gig and the final game probably being larger... not being able to pre-load is a biiiiiiiiig fail on their part :(. Then again I guess they havent finished the final Client yet :D.
If you think about it... the majority of players around the world have what? DSL 6000? If the final download is ~12gig (thats my guess ;)) thats ~5.8h downloading the game <_<

[maradine]

Please slap me because I'm blind :(

/slaps politely