Done. Didn't even take an hour.

SpaPooP

For PC direct patchers:

Did the download start with Patching the Launcher first?

Was thinking of doing a fresh install and wondering if the Account Download is already the newest Launcher (if updated with 25). Would think it would be?

Lysette

At 16% the first download is complete and it starts applying the patch then - with about 33MB/s measured against the whole download size. i guess this will not be the last download to do - there might be other patches to download and apply.

It frees HDD space whilst applying the patch so I guess i will be good with my limited HDD space left.

theyancey

10% @ 6.4 MB/s.

Lysette

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SpaPooP wrote: »

For PC direct patchers:

Did the download start with Patching the Launcher first?

Was thinking of doing a fresh install and wondering if the Account Download is already the newest Launcher (if updated with 25). Would think it would be?

The launcher started immediately with the download by itself and didn't restart yet - but I am still in the phase of the first application of the patch.

bearbelly

SpaPooP wrote: »

For PC direct patchers:

Did the download start with Patching the Launcher first?

Was thinking of doing a fresh install and wondering if the Account Download is already the newest Launcher (if updated with 25). Would think it would be?

No. The launcher was not patched. Just the game, itself.

Nanfoodle

SpaPooP wrote: »

For PC direct patchers:

Did the download start with Patching the Launcher first?

Was thinking of doing a fresh install and wondering if the Account Download is already the newest Launcher (if updated with 25). Would think it would be?

I left my PC on and the patcher up. It did the download but I got an error that the game was invalid and the patcher prompted me to run the repair but the repair could not fix it. So I am reinstalling the game like I planed anyways. The download is no where close to download cap. I get speeds at 300 MB/s + all the time. ESO speeds right now are bouncing between 2 MB/s to 50 MB/s. Very inconsistent. I would suggest a fresh install as any time a footprint of program changes this much, its the best option.

CMDR_Un1k0rn

Two hours and done here. Spent the time writing lore for my D&D homebrew so I really can't complain.

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Lysette

Well, ZOS said in their article we have to do nothing but wait until the launcher has done it's work and the servers being up again. i trust in that - if I'll get an invalid client error I just wait and see what it does when the servers are up again.

Lysette

on the bright side - don't forget to buy your free pet from the crown store after we can get in again.

Inaya

14% @ 10mb but this is my wok computer. My home computer should be much quicker.

amapola76

Tigerseye wrote: »

relentless_turnip wrote: »

I'm at 10%

That's nothing - I'm at 3%.

I'm British and we are the people who get told; "first world problems" if we ever dare to complain.

Doesn't feel like the first world, in many ways, I can assure you...

I believe having to wait a few hours, or even a day, to download a game is pretty much the epitome of first world problems.

tanek

Two hours to complete and at the end I had 15GB freed up on the drive. In a few hours I'll see if the performance improvements are as successful as the patching seems to have been.

Celephantsylvius_Bornasfinmo

Did they put up an extra message explaining the 'large' download to those who maybe didn't follow?
I mean I knew about it, but looking on the forum you don't see a header with the 'larger' info ^^

Ashtaris

Inaya wrote: »

14% @ 10mb but this is my wok computer. My home computer should be much quicker.

You get to play ESO from work? Who do you work for, Bethesda?

Lysette

There is an article about it and it is mentioned in the news section of the launcher - if people don't read it, they can't be helped.

Faulgor

Y'all are so spoiled.
I'll have you know that 16.000 kbps is bloody fast where I'm from!

Which is the past, apparently.

Lysette

Faulgor wrote: »

Y'all are so spoiled.
I'll have you know that 16.000 kbps is bloody fast where I'm from!

Which is the past, apparently.

Somewhat yes - just about enough to watch a streamed HD movie if you don't do anything else at the same time.

Just to be clear, I'm not mocking you - but imagine having to dlownload a game like RDR2 with 140GB download with it - it is the past.

vendeatha

what is best option,, DELETE all, and do a Fresh installation?
Or not?

SpaPooP

Okay started fresh install, looks like there was a pause for Updating Launcher but I couldn't get a screen shot quick enough.

Pushing to a 2TB SSD but it is only SATA, and not NVME...soon soon new build.

Holding ~13MB so far on a 100MB Cable ISP, West Texas.

Celephantsylvius_Bornasfinmo

Lysette wrote: »

There is an article about it and it is mentioned in the news section of the launcher - if people don't read it, they can't be helped.

Yup. But something in the header would have been nice too (quick glance info).

Tanis-Stormbinder

Natch Notes are up

Lysette

vendeatha wrote: »

what is best option,, DELETE all, and do a Fresh installation?
Or not?

ZOS said just start the launcher and let it do it's work - simple really.

Neoealth

Mine is done now. only took me 7 hours. Quite surprised.

tanek

Youyouz06 wrote: »

Did they put up an extra message explaining the 'large' download to those who maybe didn't follow?
I mean I knew about it, but looking on the forum you don't see a header with the 'larger' info ^^

It was mentioned at the Greymoor announcement livestream, has been mentioned in interviews since then, had a news post back on the 13th, and has been linked in twitter messages a few times.

I don't know about other social media places it has been mentioned, but I am someone who often complains about poor communication from game developers and I think ESO did a pretty good job on this one.

I did not see an email on it, so if one did not go out that is maybe something else they could have done to inform people, but in general there have been a good number of messages in various places about the redownload of the game client.

huntgod_ESO

I just left the launcher running last night when I went to bed and it appears to have patched while I was sleeping...at least the install looks to be around 20gb smaller.

vendeatha

Neoealth wrote: »

Mine is done now. only took me 7 hours. Quite surprised.

WOW! guess that's my night summed up!
guess i won't be playing tonight then :-/

Lysette

Ah at around 25% it jumps to 50% and is downloading another patch.

Eldartar

57 mins total. Ready to go (hint, hint ZOS)

Zweible

It won't let you start the patch if you don't have the free space for it. I had to scramble to move some files to a thumb drive to free up space so it would start. Cool move on ZOS's part to check first!