Why im getting 39GB update download on steam?

olda90

This since PC EU server crashed

JPS

Because Steam is trying to fix 'your' issue

Caelnir

It happened to my friend before EU server crash. I believe it is an issue on Steam side. 6 games out of my 10 got silly updates this morning even tho they are not games that can get updates. Thankfully I didn't get that ESO one.

mcagatayg

Yep this is beyond me. It starts as 39 gb and increases to full game if you let it continue, I just stopped it because if I download that much its gonna take me 2 days. WTF is going on with this game *** up everything in last 2 days...

Gythral

because STEAM has not worked out that the issue is ZOS not having a server...

Cravencat

PC-NA Steam: Same thing here, I just tried launching the game and Steam started downloading a very slow update. I'm not sure what is going on here since I'm on the NA server and I'm not aware of any game updates since my last login yesterday. Glad I found this thread so I know I'm not the only one with this issue.

Aeslief

PC-NA Steam is also prompting me to re-download the entire game, even though all files are still present. I've tried every suggested Steam-side fix and every restart still prompts the download. Has anyone been able to fix this?

Dubiozul

Same, so we couldn't play because server issues and now I must wait for the game to download again because of a "server reboot" ? ZOS we need some explanations.

Tandor

This is clearly a Steam issue, not a ZOS one. Or are ZOS also responsible for the updates applied by Steam to the other games as experienced by @Caelnir in post #3 above?

alison22000

Steam only applies updates that affect thier side directly. But they could potentially try fixing an issue they believe is on thier side. Especially if players are hounding them for the downtime. But usually steam would check here.

Dubiozul

Tandor wrote: »

This is clearly a Steam issue, not a ZOS one. Or are ZOS also responsible for the updates applied by Steam to the other games as experienced by @Caelnir in post #3 above?

So it is just a coincidence ? i doubt it. I have no other games updating.

Coolio_Wolfus

Anyone tried stopping it and gone into local files info to verify local files, see if that offers a smaller download?

ico_333

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Zenimax Online\The Elder Scrolls Online\game\client start game like that until ZOS and STEAM fix issue

Funrukdurkha

Ugh. That’s it. The last Steam straw.

CMDR_Un1k0rn

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/1780513570967105536/

Uryel

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/1780513570967105536/

Sorry mate, but this explains nothing.

This, I found on the ESO forum on Steam, though. My wife has the same issue, and as she's currently 300km from home and in a sh*thole were internet is crappy, that means we won't have the possibility to play together tonight. Lovely

its not eso , its STEAM

chances are for people who had this problem, at some stage, steam crashed or was forced to shut down by the user or steam was shut down before it can finalise its game sync/cloud sync.

as a result, steam rolled back on its game updates, meaning all games on steam are rolled back to its first day or latest patch state, thus it will "need" an update .

for other games, you can simply do a verify game files, steam will relocate game files and you good to go.

However DO NOT do this for eso, as eso has its own launcher, if you verify your eso game files, steam will roll eso back to its first day release version, which means you need to download the whole game, pretty much a clean install.

all we can do at this point, is redownload eso since the last big murkmire/summerset patch.

also if you think after steam download is finished , you be ready to play, you'd be wrong, as eso launcher will again, patch and update itself too.

so depends on your internet speeds/cap, get ready for some epic downloading action.

This is apparently an issue with Steam, and not just with ESO.

That said, ZOS, will you PLEASE give the Steam crowd a way to log in without Steam ? They purchased the game, the have an account like anyone else, but they are forced to use a third party software that has caused several issues in the past, and one more today. On top of your own issues, that's a tad bit irritating. Make it so that people who did buy the game through Steam can log in on their ESO account page, download the game and launch it without Steam. This feature is long overdue considering the number of issues that the STEAM ESO players have encountered.

Funrukdurkha

Uryel wrote: »

...ZOS, will you PLEASE give the Steam crowd a way to log in without Steam ? They purchased the game, the have an account like anyone else, but they are forced to use a third party software that has caused several issues in the past, and one more today. On top of your own issues, that's a tad bit irritating. Make it so that people who did buy the game through Steam can log in on their ESO account page, download the game and launch it without Steam. This feature is long overdue considering the number of issues that the STEAM ESO players have encountered.

^^^ this.

So much this.

Pretty please, ZOS?

CMDR_Un1k0rn

Uryel wrote: »

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/1780513570967105536/

Sorry mate, but this explains nothing.

This, I found on the ESO forum on Steam, though. My wife has the same issue, and as she's currently 300km from home and in a sh*thole were internet is crappy, that means we won't have the possibility to play together tonight. Lovely

its not eso , its STEAM

chances are for people who had this problem, at some stage, steam crashed or was forced to shut down by the user or steam was shut down before it can finalise its game sync/cloud sync.

as a result, steam rolled back on its game updates, meaning all games on steam are rolled back to its first day or latest patch state, thus it will "need" an update .

for other games, you can simply do a verify game files, steam will relocate game files and you good to go.

However DO NOT do this for eso, as eso has its own launcher, if you verify your eso game files, steam will roll eso back to its first day release version, which means you need to download the whole game, pretty much a clean install.

all we can do at this point, is redownload eso since the last big murkmire/summerset patch.

also if you think after steam download is finished , you be ready to play, you'd be wrong, as eso launcher will again, patch and update itself too.

so depends on your internet speeds/cap, get ready for some epic downloading action.

This is apparently an issue with Steam, and not just with ESO.

That said, ZOS, will you PLEASE give the Steam crowd a way to log in without Steam ? They purchased the game, the have an account like anyone else, but they are forced to use a third party software that has caused several issues in the past, and one more today. On top of your own issues, that's a tad bit irritating. Make it so that people who did buy the game through Steam can log in on their ESO account page, download the game and launch it without Steam. This feature is long overdue considering the number of issues that the STEAM ESO players have encountered.

Fair enough. I only got a token update. So clearly there was a misunderstanding on my part.

For that, I apologise.

rumple9

same problem here

Uryel

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

For that, I apologise.

No need for that, really

sreyl

I am only here to whine about a 74gb download as i realize there is nothing i can do about it after reading the other comments :'D

Also:

Uryel wrote: »

... That said, ZOS, will you PLEASE give the Steam crowd a way to log in without Steam ? They purchased the game, the have an account like anyone else, but they are forced to use a third party software that has caused several issues in the past, and one more today. On top of your own issues, that's a tad bit irritating. Make it so that people who did buy the game through Steam can log in on their ESO account page, download the game and launch it without Steam. This feature is long overdue considering the number of issues that the STEAM ESO players have encountered.

Yes PLEASE!

mandricus

+1
Had to leave pc turned on all night to redownload the game. In the meantime, luckily I was able to play on my Macbook Pro. Looks like it was an issue affecting Steam pc version only. Mac was not affected.